Hauptstadt der DDR. 39 Jahre Direktubertragung 7 Oktober 1988 The penultimate military parade of East Germany, in a parade reminiscent of William I's victory over France in 1871 ; East German defence minister Heinz Kessler and Army colonel Horst Stechbarth inspect the troops on the 39th anniversary of the German Democratic Republic, It serves a reminder of what was and a true spectacle of what the German people can do within one unified German state, the last true Germany was the DDR. Indeed the Volksarmee had one of the most combat-ready military force of the cold war era. They could mobilise the entire war machine in 24 hours. Given the fact of the well known german discipline and the soviet-loyal DDR leadership. They would of been more than a match for the capitalist west.
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