National Democratic Party of Germany
The National-Democratic Party of Germany (, ) was an East German political party that served as a satellite party to the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) from 1948 to 1989, representing former members of the Nazi Party, the Wehrmacht and middle classes. It should not be confused with the National Democratic Party of Germany ("Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands", NPD), which was a party in West Germany and continues as a minor non-governmental party in the modern united Germany.