Land Forces of the National People's Army
| Land Forces of the National People's Army Landstreitkräfte der Nationalen Volksarmee | |
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| Active | 1 March 1956 – 2 October 1990 |
| Country | East Germany |
| Size | 105,000 nominal, peacetime (1990) 394,350 nominal, wartime (1990) |
| Part of | Kommando Landstreitkraefte (1972–1990) |
| Headquarters | Geltow, Potsdam-Mittelmark |
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The Land Forces of the National People's Army (German: Landstreitkräfte der Nationalen Volksarmee – LaSK) was the ground-based military branch of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) National People's Army (NPA). The Land Forces Command, located at Geltow, was established on 1 December 1972 as a management body created for the land forces. The NPA itself was created on March 1, 1956, from the Kasernierte Volkspolizei (Barracked People's Police).