"The Volksmarine (VM, German pronunciation: [ˈfɔlksmaˌʁiːne]; English: People´s Navy) was the naval force of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from 1956 to 1990. The Volksmarine was one of the service branches of the National People´s Army and primarily performed a coastal defence role along the GDR´s Baltic Sea coastline and territorial waters." - (en.wikipedia.org 09.03.2020)
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