Military affairs (magazine)
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| description | Military Policy Journal |
| Area of Expertise | Military journal of the NVA |
| language | German |
| publishing company | Military publishing house of the GDR |
| First edition | March 1957 |
| Frequency of publication | bimonthly (1957–1959) monthly (1960–1990) |
| Sold edition | 40,300 copies |
| (1985) | |
| Editor-in-chief | Wolfgang wishes |
| ISSN (print) | 0323-4894 |
Military affairs - magazine for military policy was a military specialist magazine in the GDR . The magazine first appeared in March 1957, one year after the NVA was founded . For the time of its existence, the military was not available through normal press sales, but was only given to professional officers of the NVA and other authorized persons. In addition to the normal edition, there was the edition of the military (VVS) (confidential information), which was subject to confidentiality. In July 1990, the magazine “ Militärwesen” was discontinued, i.e. before the Bundeswehr took over the NVA in the course of reunification .
history
The magazine was published for the first time in 1957 and, together with the weekly Volksarmee and the Armeerundschau for the teams, was one of the three oldest magazines from the GDR military publisher . In the following years a number of other magazines appeared in this publishing house, which addressed the various branches of arms. In 1971 various titles were combined and assigned to joint editorial offices. The three titles air defense (1966–1971), naval affairs (1962–1971) and rear services (1962–1971) were included in the military system magazine . From 1972 to 1975, military affairs appeared in three different editions, composed of the general section produced by a blanket editorial team and a special section each for the three different branches of the armed forces . Edition (A) was intended for the land forces . Special issues relating to the air force / air defense were dealt with in issue (B), while issues relating to the People's Navy were dealt with in issue (C).
The intended recipients of the magazine were officers from the service position of battalion commander and equivalent, as well as teaching officers at military universities and senior officers in the other armed organs such as the police and state security . The military was delivered in the official mail and was marked for official use only . The printed edition rose from 16,500 copies in 1957 to 29,800 in 1971 to 40,300 copies in 1985. With the 7/1990 issue, the military magazine was discontinued. The last editor-in-chief was Wolfgang Wünsche , who held the rank of colonel.
Confidential Military Issue (VVS)
A special feature of the magazine was the existence of a second edition ( VVS ) with the level of confidentiality classified as confidential . Since the confidentiality regulations in the NVA were very rigorous, questions of combat and mobilization readiness as well as certain technical details were not dealt with in the "open" edition of the magazine, but only in the military system (VVS) . This edition was only available to commanders from the troop level ( regiment or independent department ) and equals. The issue was delivered by courier, and the handover and whereabouts were kept in accordance with elaborate rules.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Karl-Heinz Freitag (in the NVA military journalist with the last rank of colonel): From A (rmeerundschau) to Z (eitschrift for military medicine). Pp. 1, 11-12. Colonel a. D. Journalist Karl-Heinz Freitag - From A (rmeerundschau to Z (journal for military medicine) (accessed on July 18, 2008)
- ↑ Military - Issue A , Land Forces. MfNV publishing house, Berlin. Years 17 (1972) to 19 (1975). ISSN 0026-3923 .
- ^ Military - Issue B , Air Force and Air Defense. MfNV publishing house, Berlin. Years 17 (1972) to 19 (1975). ISSN 0323-3324 .
- ↑ Military - Edition C , Volksmarine. MfNV publishing house, Berlin. Years 17 (1972) to 19 (1975). ISSN 0323-3278 .