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'''FIGURE 6. Hai III class large submarine chaser (S)''' (picture)

amount of postgraduate education for officers. Higher levels of advanced education are available at the naval facilities of the Freidrich Engels Military Academy, located on Darnholm island, and at postgraduate schools in the USSR. Specialty training centers are located at the various naval bases. Naval forces training is conducted in accordance with Soviet standards, doctrines, and procedures. Emphasis often is placed on political indoctrination at the expense of professional competence but the quality of professional training is adequate.

4. Logistics

The East German naval forces are largely dependent upon the Soviet Union for the supply of weapons and petroleum products. The precise arrangement for the procurement of such supplies is not known in all other respects. East Germany is capable of supporting its own naval establishment.

East German shipyards have the facilities and capability for producing major combatant ships; however, naval construction has been limited to minesweepers, motor gunboats, submarine chasers, amphibious vessels, motor torpedo boats, auxiliaries, and service craft. The most important naval production both in terms of tonnage and in numbers of units has arrived at Peene Shipyard Wolgast, Stralsund People's Shipyard, Stralsund Naval Shipyard, Rostock Barstow Shipyard and [illegible] and both in East Berlin. Naval ships and craft acquired from the USSR has included Riga class destroyer escorts, Osa class large guided missile patrol boats, P-6 class motor torpedo boats, one Shershen class fast patrol boat, and one Baskunchak class small transport oiler.

East German naval ships and craft are repaired mainly at the [illegible] at Rostock, [illegible] yard at Gehlsdorf and at the [illegible] at Wolgast. Most materials and component parts for ships and craft are purchased domestically; however, some steel plates are imported from the USSR. The United Kingdom and the Netherlands provide East Germany with some electronic equipment. Most other types of equipment including the control systems, heavy and complicated armaments, navigational radar and propulsion systems are produced domestically. Naval storage depots are located near Peenemuende, Stralsynd, Warnemuende, and Wolgast and the central supply depot is at [illegible].

E. Air and air defense forces (S)

The air and air defense forces consist of aircraft, surface-to-air missiles (SAM), anti-aircraft artillery (AAA), and air control and warning (ACW) combat units. This integrated force, the Air Forces and Air Defense Command has a twofold mission: air defense of the country and tactical air operations in support of ground forces.

In addition to the responsibilities for the national readiness of the Air Forces and Air Defense Command, the commander exerts influence on the state-owned civil airline INTERFLUG, and he has authority to prevent deviations from approved flight patterns. He is also authorized to issue directives concerning air matters to the Society for Sport and Technology.

Representatives of the Air Forces and Air Defense Command are attached to the military district headquarters to facilitate administrative, logistic, and housekeeping support, and to provide liaison for operational support of the air and air defense units.

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