page_title: Volksmarine
section_title: Material
hierarchical_section_title: Volksmarine / Material
caption_attribution_description: English: La Valletta (Malta): coastal patrol boat P-30 ex - Ückermünde G 411/GS 01. Transferred from Germany
context_page_description: The Volksmarine was the naval force of the German Democratic Republic 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.
context_section_description: The Volksmarine was equipped with:
  Landing craft
  Minelayers and minesweepers
  Fast torpedo and missile boat (like Project 131 "Libelle")
  Coastal defense ships
  Submarine hunters
  Intelligence ships
  Training ships
  Support craft
  Three squadrons of combat helicopters: Mil Mi-4MÄ Hound Mil Mi-8 Hip, Mi-14PL Haze-A and Mil Mi-14BT Haze-B
  Fighter-bombers: Sukhoi Su-22M4 Fitter-K
caption: Kondor-class minesweeper Ueckermuende (transferred to Malta as P30)
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