The Air Forces of the National People's Army (german: Luftstreitkräfte der Nationalen Volksarmee; LSK) was the
Air Force
An air force – in the broadest sense – is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an ...
of
East Germany
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
. As with the , the , and the
Border Troops, it was a
military branch of the
National People's Army
The National People's Army (german: Nationale Volksarmee, ; NVA ) were the armed forces of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from 1956 to 1990.
The NVA was organized into four branches: the (Ground Forces), the (Navy), the (Air Force) a ...
(NVA).
At the end of November 1953, a reorganisation of air units saw air units transferred from the Ministry of the Interior directly to the Deputy Minister and Chief of the
People's Police. The air regiments were reorganized into the Aero Club 1 (Cottbus), 2 (Drewitz) and 3 (Bautzen), which in turn were divided into two sections. Starting in 1954, additional
Z-126 and
M-1D from
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
, image_p1 ...
n production were made available.
["Administration of the Aero Club (Federal Archive)]
On 1 March 1956 the air force was officially established as part of the
National People's Army
The National People's Army (german: Nationale Volksarmee, ; NVA ) were the armed forces of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from 1956 to 1990.
The NVA was organized into four branches: the (Ground Forces), the (Navy), the (Air Force) a ...
, following the GDR's entry into the
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact (WP) or Treaty of Warsaw, formally the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, was a collective defense treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland, between the Soviet Union and seven other Eastern Bloc socialist repub ...
alliance. Initially the air force (LSK), with its headquarters at
Cottbus
Cottbus (; Lower Sorbian: ''Chóśebuz'' ; Polish: Chociebuż) is a university city and the second-largest city in Brandenburg, Germany. Situated around southeast of Berlin, on the River Spree, Cottbus is also a major railway junction with exte ...
, was separate from the (
Air Defence
Anti-aircraft warfare, counter-air or air defence forces is the battlespace response to aerial warfare, defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".AAP-6 It includes surface based ...
, headquartered at
Strausberg. It was intended to establish three fighter divisions, an attack aircraft division and an anti-aircraft division. However, eventually only the 1st and 3rd Aviation Divisions and the 1st Flak-Division were created.
On 1 June 1957 there was a merger of the two administrations in Strausberg, and the new headquarters was renamed the .
The name ''Luftstreitkräfte'' applied originally to the
air corps of the
German Empire between 1910 and the end of World War I in 1918. However, the
West German
West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...
Air Force
An air force – in the broadest sense – is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an ...
adopted the name '
' as used by the
Nazi-era air force
An air force – in the broadest sense – is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an ...
from 1935 to the end of
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
.
Organization
A number of military units and formations were under direct control of the , the Air Force Staff, and the Air Force Command of the NPA, with its HQ in
Strausberg.
* Transportfliegergeschwader 44 (TFG-44),
Marxwalde
** I.Transportfliegerstaffel/TFG-44 (I.TFS/TFG-44), Tu-154M
** II.Transportfliegerstaffel/TFG-44 (II.TFS/TFG-44), Tu-134A
** III.Transporthubschrauberstaffel/TFG-44 (III.TFS/TFG-44), Mi-8S
** IV.Transportfliegerstaffel/TFG-44 (IV.TFS/TFG-44), Il-62M,
Berlin/Schönefeld
1st Air Defence Division (1st LVD)
The 1st (
en: Air Defence Division), with its
HQ in
Cottbus
Cottbus (; Lower Sorbian: ''Chóśebuz'' ; Polish: Chociebuż) is a university city and the second-largest city in Brandenburg, Germany. Situated around southeast of Berlin, on the River Spree, Cottbus is also a major railway junction with exte ...
, was in charge to provide air defence throughout the southern territory of the GDR. The following units were subordinated to that particular division:
* Verbindungsfliegerkette 31 (VFK-31) An-2, Zlin-43, (Communication flight),
Cottbus
Cottbus (; Lower Sorbian: ''Chóśebuz'' ; Polish: Chociebuż) is a university city and the second-largest city in Brandenburg, Germany. Situated around southeast of Berlin, on the River Spree, Cottbus is also a major railway junction with exte ...
* ( en, 1st Fighter Wing) ''"
Fritz Schmenkel"'',
Holzdorf Air Base
Holzdorf Air Base (german: Fliegerhorst Holzdorf) is a military airfield operated by the German Air Force (''Luftwaffe''). It is located east of Holzdorf, a subdivision of the municipality of Jessen in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is ...
** I.Jagdfliegerstaffel/JG-1 (I.JS/JG-1), MiG-21MF, MIG-21UM
** II.Jagdfliegerstaffel/JG-1 (II.JS/JG-1), MiG-21MF, MIG-21UM, MiG-21SPS-K
** III.Jagdfliegerstaffel/JG-1 (III.JS/JG-1), MiG-21MF, MIG-21UM
** ''"Willi Budich"'',
Holzdorf (Jessen)
** , Holzdorf
* ''"
Wladimir Komarow"'',
Preschen Air Base
** I.Jagdfliegerstaffel/JG-1 (I.JS/JG-3), MiG-29A, MIG-29UB
** II.Jagdfliegerstaffel/JG-2 (II.JS/JG-3), MiG-29A, MIG-29UB
** III.Jagdfliegerstaffel/JG-3 (III.JS/JG-3), MiG-21MF-75, MIG-21UM
** ''"
Walter Stoecker"'', Preschen
** , Preschen
* ''"
Wilhelm Pieck
Friedrich Wilhelm Reinhold Pieck (; 3 January 1876 – 7 September 1960) was a German communist politician who served as the chairman of the Socialist Unity Party from 1946 to 1950 and as president of the German Democratic Republic from 1949 to ...
"'',
Drewitz Air Base (disbanded in 1989)
** I.Jagdbombenfliegerstaffel/JBG-7 (I.JBS/JBG-7), MiG-21MF, MIG-21UM
** II.Jagdbombenfliegerstaffel/JBG-7 (II.JBS/JBG-7), MiG-21MF, MIG-21UM
** , Drewitz
* ''"Hermann Matern"'', Marxwalde
** I.Jagdfliegerstaffel/JG-8 (I.JS/JG-8), MiG-21bis, MiG-21UM
** II.Jagdfliegerstaffel/JG-8 (II.JS/JG-8), MiG-21bis, MiG-21UM
** III.Jagdfliegerstaffel/JG-8 (III.JS/JG-8), MiG-21bis, MiG-21UM
** , Marxwalde
** , Marxwalde
* ''"
Hermann Dunker"'', Ladeburg
** , Badingen
** , Fürstenwalde
** , Prötzel
** , Klosterfelde
** ,
Beetz near
Kremmen
Kremmen is a town in the district of Oberhavel, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is located 15 km (10 miles) west of Oranienburg and 38 km (24 miles) northwest of Berlin. It is known mostly for its castle Ziethen. The local church contains ...
** , Schönermark
** , Fehrbellin
** , Zachow
** , Markgraf-Pieske
** , Ladeburg
** , Ladeburg
* ''"
Werner Lamberz"'', Sprötau
** , Eckolstädt
** ,
Dietersdorf
** ,
Blankenburg Blankenburg may refer to:
Places
* Blankenburg am Harz, a German town in the district of Harz, Saxony-Anhalt
* Blankenburg Castle (Harz), the castle in Blankenburg am Harz (see above)
* Bad Blankenburg, a German town in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt dis ...
** ,
Seebergen
** , Remda
** , Eckolstädt
** , Sprötau
* ''"
Jaroslaw Dombrowski"'', Straßgräbchen
** , Groß Döbern
** , Großräschen
** ,
Kroppen
** , Großröhrsdorf
** , Straßgräbchen
* ,
Döbern
Döbern (; Lower Sorbian ''Derbno'') is a town in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 25 km southeast of Cottbus, and 15 km south of Forst (Lausitz).
History
From 1815 to 1947, Döbern w ...
* ''"Arvid Harnack"'', Holzdorf
* ''"Paul Schäfer"'', Sprötau
* , Müncheberg
* ''"
August Willich
August Willich (November 19, 1810 – January 22, 1878), born Johann August Ernst von Willich, was a military officer in the Prussian Army and a leading early proponent of communism in Germany. In 1847 he discarded his title of nobility. He later ...
"'',
Cottbus
Cottbus (; Lower Sorbian: ''Chóśebuz'' ; Polish: Chociebuż) is a university city and the second-largest city in Brandenburg, Germany. Situated around southeast of Berlin, on the River Spree, Cottbus is also a major railway junction with exte ...
3rd Air Defence Division (3rd LVD)
The 3rd , with its
HQ in
Trollenhagen
Trollenhagen is a municipality in the district Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous cou ...
, was in charge to provide air defence throughout the northern territory of the GDR. The following units were subordinated to that particular division:
![East German Air Force](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/East_German_Air_Force.png)
* Verbindungsfliegerkette 33 (VFK-33) An-2, Zlin-43, (Communication flight),
Trollenhagen Air Base
* , Trollenhagen
* ''"
Juri Gagarin"'',
Trollenhagen Air Base
** I.Jagdfliegerstaffel/JG-2 (I.JS/JG-2), MiG-21M, MiG-21UM
** II.Jagdfliegerstaffel/JG-2 (II.JS/JG-2), MiG-21M, MiG-21UM
** III.Jagdfliegerstaffel/JG-2 (III.JS/JG-2), MiG-21M, MiG-21UM
** ''"
Herbert Baum
Herbert Baum (February 10, 1912 – June 11, 1942) was a Jewish member of the German resistance against National Socialism.
Life
Baum was born in Moschin, Province of Posen; his family moved to Berlin when he was young. After he graduated fr ...
"'', Trollenhagen
** , Trollenhagen
* ''"
Heinrich Rau
Heinrich Gottlob "Heiner" Rau (2 April 1899 – 23 March 1961) was a German communist politician during the time of the Weimar Republic; subsequently, during the Spanish Civil War, he was a leading member of the International Brigades and afte ...
"'',
Peenemünde Air Base
** I.Jagdfliegerstaffel/JG-9 (I.JS/JG-9), MiG-23ML
** II.Jagdfliegerstaffel/JG-9 (II.JS/JG-9), MiG-23MF, MiG-23UB
** III.Jagdfliegerstaffel/JG-9 (III.JS/JG-9), MiG-23ML
** Zieldarstellungskette 33 (ZDK-33), L-39V, L-39ZO, (Target towing flight)
** ''"
Käthe Niederkirchner
Käthe Niederkirchner (7 October 1909 - 28 September 1944) was a German Communist resistance activist whose life ended, after she was shot by Nazi paramilitaries, on the night of 27/28 September 1944 at Ravensbrück concentration camp.
Altho ...
"'', Peenemünde
** , Peenemünde
* ''"
Erich Weinert
Erich Bernhard Gustav Weinert (4 August 1890 in Magdeburg – 20 April 1953 in East Berlin) was a German Communist writer and a member of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD).
Early life
Weinert was born in 1890 in Magdeburg to a family supp ...
"'', Sanitz
** , Cammin/Prangendorf
** , Abtshagen
** , Barth
** , Hinrichshagen
** , Neuenkirchen
** ,
Barhöft
** , Nienhagen
** ,
Bastorf
** , Kirchdorf
** ,
Dranske
Dranske is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe af ...
** , Retschow
** ,
Rövershagen
Rövershagen is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the Rostock (district), Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
External links
References
{{LandkreisRostock-geo-stub ...
** , Sanitz
* ''"
Etkar André"'', Parchim
** , Warin
** ,
Tramm
** , Ziegendorf
** , Steffenshagen
** , Parchim
* ''"
Rudolf Breitscheid
Rudolf Breitscheid (2 November 1874 – 28 August 1944) was a German politician and leading member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) during the Weimar Republic. Once leader of the liberal Democratic Union, he joined the SPD in ...
"'', Stallberg
** ,
Altwarp
** , Eichhof
** , Burg-Stargard
** , Weggun
* ''"Liselotte Herrmann"'', Pragsdorf
* ''"Fritz Behn"'', Pudagla
* , Parchim
* ''"
Max Christiansen-Clausen"'', Trollenhagen
FO FMTFK
All fighter-bomber aircraft, transport aircraft, reconnaissance aircraft and transport helicopters were under the control of the FO FMTFK (roughly translates into: "Lead unit of the Frontal and Military air units", ). The following units were part of the FO FMTFK:
* ''"
Klement Gottwald
Klement Gottwald (; 23 November 1896 – 14 March 1953) was a Czech communist politician, who was the leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia from 1929 until his death in 1953–titled as general secretary until 1945 and as chairman fro ...
"'',
Drewitz Air Base
** I.Jagdbombenfliegerstaffel/JBG-37 (I.JBS/JBG-37), MiG-23BN, MiG-23UB
** II.Jagdbombenfliegerstaffel/JBG-37 (II.JBS/JBG-37), MiG-23BN, MiG-23UB
** , Drewitz
** , Drewitz
* ''"
Gebhardt Leberecht von Blücher"'',
Laage Air Base
** I.Jagdbombenfliegerstaffel/JBG-77 (I.JBS/JBG-77), Su-22M-4, Su-22UM-3K
** II.Jagdbombenfliegerstaffel/JBG-77 (II.JBS/JBG-77), Su-22M-4, Su-22UM-3K
** , Laage
** , Laage
* ''"
Paul Wieczorek"'', Laage Air Base
** I.Marinefliegerstaffel/MFG28 (I.MFS/MFG-28), Su-22M-4, Su-22UM-3K
** II.Marinefliegerstaffel/MFG28 (II.MFS/MFG-28), Su-22M-4, Su-22UM-3K
** , Laage
** , Laage
* ''"
Werner Seelenbinder
Werner Seelenbinder (2 August 1904 – 24 October 1944) was a German communist and wrestler.
Early years
Seelenbinder was born in Stettin, Pomerania (modern-day Poland), and became a wrestler after training as a joiner. He had connections wit ...
"'', Brandenburg-Briest
** I.Transporthubschrauberstaffel/THG-34 (I.THS/THG-34), Mi-8T
** II.Transporthubschrauberstaffel/THG-34 (II.THS/THG-34), Mi-8T
** , Brandenburg-Briest
* ,
Strausberg
** Verbindungsfliegerstaffel 14 (VS-14), An-2, L-410UVP, Zlin-43
** , Strausberg
* ,
Dresden-Klotzsche Airport
** Transportfliegerstaffel 24 (TS-24),
An-26
The Antonov An-26 (NATO reporting name: Curl) is a twin-engined turboprop civilian and military transport aircraft, designed and produced in the Soviet Union from 1969 to 1986.Gordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry & Sergey. "Antonov's Turboprop Twin ...
** , Dresden-Klotzsche
* , MiG-21M, MiG-21UM,
Preschen Air Base
* , MiG-21M, MiG-21UM, Drewitz Air Base
Offiziershochschule für Militärflieger
The Offiziershochschule für Militärflieger (OHS MF) with its headquarters at
Bautzen
Bautzen () or Budyšin () is a hill-top town in eastern Saxony, Germany, and the administrative centre of the district of Bautzen. It is located on the Spree river. In 2018 the town's population was 39,087. Until 1868, its German name was ''Budi ...
was the command responsible for providing training, it had the following assigned units:
* Fliegerausbildungsgeschwader 15 "
Heinz Kapelle
Heinz Kapelle (17 September 1913 in Berlin – 1 July 1941 in Berlin) was a leader of the Young Communist League of Germany (''Kommunistischer Jugendverband Deutschlands;'' KJVD) in Berlin in the 1930s.
By training he was a book printer, having l ...
",
Rothenburg
** I.Fliegerstaffel (I.FS), MiG-21SPS, MiG-21SPS-K, MiG-21U, MiG-21UM/US
** II.Fliegerstaffel (II.FS), MiG-21SPS, MiG-21SPS-K, MiG-21U, MiG-21UM/US
** III.Fliegerstaffel (III.FS), MiG-21SPS, MiG-21SPS-K, MiG-21U, MiG-21UM/US
** IV.Fliegerstaffel (IV.FS), MiG-21SPS, MiG-21SPS-K, MiG-21U, MiG-21UM/US
** V.Fliegerstaffel (V.FS), MiG-21SPS, MiG-21SPS-K, MiG-21U, MiG-21UM/US
** VI.Fliegerstaffel (VI.FS), MiG-21SPS, MiG-21SPS-K, MiG-21U, MiG-21UM/US
* Fliegerausbildungsgeschwader 25 "
Leander Ratz",
Bautzen
Bautzen () or Budyšin () is a hill-top town in eastern Saxony, Germany, and the administrative centre of the district of Bautzen. It is located on the Spree river. In 2018 the town's population was 39,087. Until 1868, its German name was ''Budi ...
** I.Fliegerstaffel (I.FS), L-39ZO
** II.Fliegerstaffel (II.FS), L-39ZO
** III.Fliegerstaffel (III.FS), L-39ZO
* Hubschrauberausbildungsgeschwader 35 (HAG-35) "
Lambert Horn", Brandenburg/Briest
** I.Hubschrauberstaffel/HAG-35 (I.HS/HAG-35), Mi-2
** II.Hubschrauberstaffel/HAG-35 (II.HS/HAG-35), Mi-8PS, Mi-8T
* Transportfliegerausbildungsstaffel 45 (TAS-45), An-2, L-410UVP, Zlin-43,
Kamenz
Kamenz () or Kamjenc ( Sorbian) is a town ('' Große Kreisstadt'') in the district of Bautzen in Saxony, Germany. Until 2008 it was the administrative seat of Kamenz District. The town is known as the birthplace of the philosopher and poet Gotth ...
Insignia
A diamond-shaped symbol identified LSK aircraftdivided into vertical black, red, and gold stripes corresponding to the horizontal fesses or bars on the GDR state flag. The centre of the diamond portrayed the
GDR coat of arms: a hammer and
compass
A compass is a device that shows the cardinal directions used for navigation and geographic orientation. It commonly consists of a magnetized needle or other element, such as a compass card or compass rose, which can pivot to align itself wit ...
surrounded by a wreath of yellow grain. The symbol differentiated the from the West German , which displayed a stylised
Iron Cross
The Iron Cross (german: link=no, Eisernes Kreuz, , abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). King Frederick William III of Prussia es ...
similar to the emblem on German aircraft during World War I.
Uniforms
The uniforms of the two German air forces were also different: following an older German tradition, LSK/LV uniforms were the same stone gray worn by army personnel, modified by distinctive blue insignia (similar in style, but not colour, to World War II ranks) and piping. West German uniforms, on the other hand, were blue with yellow insignia and more closely modelled on those worn by personnel during World War II.
Aircraft
Starting in 1953, East Germany received
An-2,
La-9,
Yak-11
The Yakovlev Yak-11 (russian: Яковлев Як-11; NATO reporting name: "Moose") is a trainer aircraft used by the Soviet Air Force and other Soviet-influenced air forces from 1947 until 1962.
Design and development
The Yakovlev design bureau ...
, and
Yak-18
The Yakovlev Yak-18 (russian: Яковлев Як-18; NATO reporting name Max) is a tandem two-seat military primary trainer aircraft manufactured in the Soviet Union. Originally powered by one 119 kW (160 hp) Shvetsov M-11FR-1 radial p ...
aircraft and the
MiG-15bis/UTI,
MiG-17
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-17; NATO reporting name: Fresco) is a high-subsonic fighter aircraft produced in the Soviet Union from 1952 and was operated by air forces internationally. The MiG-17 w ...
/Lim-5P,
An-14A,
Il-14P,
MiG-9
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 (russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-9, USAF/DoD designation: Type 1, NATO reporting name: Fargo) was the first turbojet fighter developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich in the years immediately after World War II. ...
,
MiG-19
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 (russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-19; NATO reporting name: Farmer) is a Soviet second generation, single-seat, twinjet fighter aircraft, the world's first mass-produced supersonic aircraft. It was the ...
,
Il-28,
Mi-4, and
Ka-26
The Kamov Ka-26 (NATO reporting name Hoodlum) is a Soviet light utility helicopter with co-axial rotors.
Development
The Ka-26 entered production in 1969 and 816 were built. A variant with a single turboshaft engine is the Ka-126. A twin turb ...
in 1956 which were provided by the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
. The first
MiG-21s were delivered in 1962. The 1970s saw the introduction of the
MiG-23
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-23; NATO reporting name: Flogger) is a variable-geometry fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union. It is a third-generati ...
, while
Su-22
The Sukhoi Su-17 (''izdeliye'' S-32) is a variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber developed for the Soviet military. Its NATO reporting name is "Fitter". Developed from the Sukhoi Su-7, the Su-17 was the first variable-sweep wing aircraft to enter ...
fighter-bombers were delivered in the 1980s. The latest addition was the
MiG-29 in 1988. The inventory also included Soviet-built helicopters along with trainers and other light aircraft manufactured in
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
, image_p1 ...
.
The East German Air Force was unique among Warsaw Pact countries in that it was often equipped with the most advanced Soviet fighters, instead of downgraded export models. As an extension of the Soviet
16th Air Army
The 16th Red Banner Air Army (russian: 16-я воздушная Краснознамённая армия) was the most important formation of the Special Purpose Command. Initially formed during the Second World War as a part of the Soviet Air ...
deployed in East Germany, the was expected to play a front-line role in any war with
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...
. As a result, it was under closer Soviet control than the air forces of other Warsaw Pact states.
After German reunification in 1990, the assumed control over equipment and enlisted some of its personnel. Many of the GDR's military aircraft were obsolete or incompatible with NATO technical standards, and were sold to other countries. However, the did retain the
MiG-29 in both
air defense and
aggressor roles because of its excellent capabilities.
LSK/LV equipment
![Mongol East Germany](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Mongol_East_Germany.JPG)
Equipment of the LSK/LV in 1989:
References
External links
Home.snafu.deTransportflieger.euLuroko.de
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1990 disestablishments in Germany
Military units and formations established in 1956
Military units and formations disestablished in 1990