PRUSSIAN-GERMAN
TRADITION
IN
THE
NVA






NVA






NVA






NVA






Tradition
in
the
National
People’s
Army
(NVA)
was
based
on
“progressive”


“progressive”


forces
in
German
history.
These
included
Prussian
reformers
from
the
Wars






Wars






Wars






Wars






of
Liberation,
among
them
Gneisenau
and
Scharnhorst,
also
referred
to
as
the


the


fathers
of
the
“arming
of
the
people”






people”






people”






people”






In
many
respects,
the
NVA
itself
was
“Prussian”.
The
“drill
step”
used
in
its


its


military
ceremonies
recalled
the
“goose
step”
of
the
Prussian
Army.
Several


Several


times
a
year,
military
parades
were
held
in
East
Berlin.
Every
day,
in
front
of
the


the


i
New
Guardhouse
on
Unter
den
Linden
Boulevard,
the
changing
of
the
guards


guards


took
place.
On
special
occasions
a
more
elaborate
ceremony
was
conducted.






conducted.






conducted.






conducted.






























































In
1962,
the
first
¥Grand
Tattoo”
was
performed.
Ludwig
van
Beethoven’s


Beethoven’s


March
for
Military
Band
No.
1,
or
Yorkscher
Marsch,
named
in
181
Prussian
General
Field
Marshal
Yorck
von
be






be






be






be






march
of
the
forces”
of
G






G






G






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7


7


¢


¢


3


3


£


£


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