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It served representative purposes and for surveillance of various landmarks in NVA East Berlin, including the City headquarters, the office of the Ministry of National Defense of the GDR in East Berlin, and the branch office of the Administration of MND Intelligence in Berlin-Köpenick.
The regiment's headquarters was with the patrol commander of the town in Friedrich-Engels-Kaserne, Am Kupfergraben 1 stationed in Berlin. It had seven companies, most of which were made up of conscripts.
Four companies were guard companies, one of which consisted of reservists.
HistoryEdit
The guard regiment was formed by order No. 99/62 of the Minister of National Defense of the GDR. Its duties were guard duty, guard of honor, honor parade (Ehrenparade), and implementation of the military ceremony.
The guard regiment was established in 1962 from parts of the Hugo Eberlein Guards Regiment but wasn't given the title "Friedrich Engels" until 1970. As only Allied troops could be stationed in Berlin due to the special status of the city, the regiment was formally subordinate to the garrison commander.
The main tasks were the ceremonial presentation of the honor guard at the memorial on Unter den Linden (New Guard) and the Greater Changing of the Guard held every Wednesday and was always quite a spectacle. In addition, the honor companies as formations honor to welcome state guests from the GDR were used. Special duties by the regiment were also performed at the Great Tattoo, other guards of honor, honor companies at funerals of senior figures and wreath-laying ceremonies.
The soldiers of the guard regiment "Friedrich Engels" were generally conscripts who served for 18 months. The presentation weapon was the SKS rifle - in the army under the name "S carabiner led". Each soldier of honor companies had two carbines, a training and a performance carbine. The honor guard at the Unter den Linden was equipped with their own rifles whose bolt and bayonet were chromed.
The Regiment was dissolved along with the rest of the NVA in 1990.
UniformsEdit
Its uniforms were nearly identical to those of those of National People's Army (NVA) and were distinguished primarily by the honorary cuffband (Ärmelstreife) on the left sleeve bearing the regiment's name.
GalleryEdit
Honor parade of the NVA in front of the "Neue Wache" in Berlin on "Unter den Linden" in 1990
The NVA's "Great Wachaufzug" during the celebrations for the "40th Anniversary of victory and liberation from Hitler-fascism" in 1985
Soldier of the NVA's guard of honor in 1977
Soldier of the NVA's guard of honor in 1986, winter uniform
Militärisches Zeremoniell des Orchesters der NVA zu Staatsanlässen 1963
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friedrich, engels, guard, regiment, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, relies, largely, entirely, single, source, relevant, discussion, foun. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Friedrich Engels Guard Regiment news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2013 This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message The Friedrich Engels Guards Regiment also known as NVA Guard Regiment 1 was a special guard unit of the Land Forces of the National People s Army The regiment was named after Friedrich Engels the German socialist that collaborated with Karl Marx in systematizing Marxism Friedrich Engels Guard Regiment changing of the guard Contents 1 Mission 2 History 3 Uniforms 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 External linksMission Edit nbsp A member of the regiment in a winter greatcoat It served representative purposes and for surveillance of various landmarks in NVA East Berlin including the City headquarters the office of the Ministry of National Defense of the GDR in East Berlin and the branch office of the Administration of MND Intelligence in Berlin Kopenick The regiment s headquarters was with the patrol commander of the town in Friedrich Engels Kaserne Am Kupfergraben 1 stationed in Berlin It had seven companies most of which were made up of conscripts Three companies were honor guard companies for the protocol service the honor guard at the Memorial to the Victims of Fascism and Militarism in the Neue Wache and the Great Wachaufzug held weekly on Wednesday at 14 30 was the Guards Parade Four companies were guard companies one of which consisted of reservists History EditThe guard regiment was formed by order No 99 62 of the Minister of National Defense of the GDR Its duties were guard duty guard of honor honor parade Ehrenparade and implementation of the military ceremony The guard regiment was established in 1962 from parts of the Hugo Eberlein Guards Regiment but wasn t given the title Friedrich Engels until 1970 As only Allied troops could be stationed in Berlin due to the special status of the city the regiment was formally subordinate to the garrison commander The main tasks were the ceremonial presentation of the honor guard at the memorial on Unter den Linden New Guard and the Greater Changing of the Guard held every Wednesday and was always quite a spectacle In addition the honor companies as formations honor to welcome state guests from the GDR were used Special duties by the regiment were also performed at the Great Tattoo other guards of honor honor companies at funerals of senior figures and wreath laying ceremonies The soldiers of the guard regiment Friedrich Engels were generally conscripts who served for 18 months The presentation weapon was the SKS rifle in the army under the name S carabiner led Each soldier of honor companies had two carbines a training and a performance carbine The honor guard at the Unter den Linden was equipped with their own rifles whose bolt and bayonet were chromed The Regiment was dissolved along with the rest of the NVA in 1990 Uniforms EditIts uniforms were nearly identical to those of those of National People s Army NVA and were distinguished primarily by the honorary cuffband Armelstreife on the left sleeve bearing the regiment s name Gallery Edit nbsp Honor parade of the NVA in front of the Neue Wache in Berlin on Unter den Linden in 1990 nbsp The NVA s Great Wachaufzug during the celebrations for the 40th Anniversary of victory and liberation from Hitler fascism in 1985 nbsp Soldier of the NVA s guard of honor in 1977 nbsp Soldier of the NVA s guard of honor in 1986 winter uniformSee also EditWachbataillon the West German equivalent Guard Regiment Hugo Eberlein The guard unit of the GDR MinDef Felix Dzerzhinsky Guards Regiment The Guard unit of the MfSExternal links EditWachregiment 1 Friedrich Engels German Militarisches Zeremoniell des Orchesters der NVA zu Staatsanlassen 1963 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Friedrich Engels Guard Regiment amp oldid 1120760557, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
