Sieg im Osten

The army of the GDR, called NVA had not survived the reunification of Germany, it was completely absorbed by the Bundeswehr and scrapped subsequently. But what apparently went on so smoothly as a peaceful unification of hostile brothers quietly left deep scars in the East German landscape.

1993

0h 57min

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Sabine Kastius
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Werner Widder
Self
Ingolf Hartlmaier
Self
Jörg Schönbohm
Self
Gerhard Stoltenberg
Self (archive footage)
Heinz Knoll
Self
Burkhard Wollschläger
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Klaus Meletzki
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Lutz Gutgesell
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Ulrich Herrmann
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