Movies: Filmstudio Der Nva

Training for tank drivers in training. The techniques for overcoming obstacles and driving through restricted passageways are taught....

Short film about the tanks of the NVA (army of the German Democratic Republic)...

The East German Navy's newest submarine hunter is presented. Also, a historical excursus about older anti-submarine ships and the hunt for enemy submarines is shown....

East German short film...

Short film about the career opportunities at the highest training institution of the NVA, the Friedrich Engels Military Academy...

The Grand Fleet Parade on the Baltic Sea on November 4, 1960 to mark the renaming of the GDR's naval forces to the "Volksmarine". The renaming commemorates the Kiel sailors' uprising of 1918 and makes direct reference to the "People's Navy Division" ...

Short film about the MiG fighter jets of the NVA...

The close ties and cooperation between the border troops of the GDR and the people of Thuringia are shown...

Short film about the GDR state border...

The film depicts the military academy "Friedrich Engels", the highest military training facility in the GDR....

The 5th anniversary of the inner-German wall to West Germany and West Berlin is on the agenda. The necessity of erecting the border is illustrated by comparing the situation in 1939 and the situation in the summer of 1961 with regard to the "threat o...

Short film about the importance of sport in the GDR...

Sigmund Jähn, (East) Germany's first man in space, and the preparations for the space flight are portrayed....

Short film about astronauts in the GDR...

In the spring of 1965, Polish citizen Sheybal visits the town of Genthin. He knows his way around the sugar factory. He had to work there as a prisoner of war during the Second World War. He suffered a life-threatening accident. Now he is looking for...

Shortly after the construction of the wall in August 1961, many guests visit the East German army troops who protect the wall....

A report on the work of a reservist collective from a factory of the Guben chemical fiber combine....

In order to meet the commissioning deadline of the VEB Erdölverarbeitungswerk Schwedt on April 1, 1964, around 450 NVA pioneers support the work to complete the start-up stage over the Easter holidays. The ceremonial commissioning takes place punctu...

Documentary on the former border patrol sergeant Klein. Klein deserted in 1961, defected to the enemy and betrayed state and military secrets. He was caught by the security forces....

Scharnhorst, who said that the army should march at the forefront of progress, is one of the NVA's role models. The film uses historical material to cover the years 1806 to 1813, the Battle of Jena and Auerstädt and the Battle of Leipzig....