Heinemann The GDR and Its Military

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-3-11-158876-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten

The GDR always claimed it was a sovereign state. Did it provide for its own security, or to what extent did it depend on Soviet guarantees and military support? This is one of the guiding questions orienting this volume.

A chronological overview, placing the essential stages of the GDR’s military history within the context of the period, is followed by a systematic analysis of the most relevant aspects: the book covers, among other topics, the organization of the armed forces, the military as an educational agency, or the effects of the hypermilitarization on the East German state’s economy and society.

Finally, the book asks why all the armed formations together failed to protect the GDR’s Socialist Party regime when, in 1989, the citizens took to the streets and demanded reforms.

It is meant for students who need a swift introduction into the topic, and for a general readership interested in GDR history and military history.

Zielgruppe

Historians specializing in military history and the history of th

Autoren/Hrsg.

Heinemann, Winfried

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Ost-West Beziehungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Deutsche Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Winfried Heinemann, Center for Military History and Social Sciences of the German Armed Forces, Potsdam, Germany.