National Democratic Party Of Germany (East Germany)
The National Democratic Party of Germany (German: Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands, NDPD) was an East German political party that acted as an organisation for former members of the NSDAP, the Wehrmacht and middle classes. It should not be confused with the far-right National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD), which was a party in West Germany and continues in modern united Germany.
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