non-Soviet Warsaw Pact armies. Organization The organization of the East German Ministry of Defense, which closely follows the pattern of the Soviet Ministry of Defense, comprises several administrations and departments, among which there appeared to be a certain amount of overlapping authority. The chiefs of the major administrations and commands concurrently served as deputies to the defense minister. In the mid-1980s, its complement of about 4,200 personnel had a military-to-civilian ratio of approximately three to one, in contrast to comparable Western ministries or departments that generally have a much higher proportion of civilian employees. Approximately 100 Soviet liaison officers also were assigned to the East German ministry. The Ministry of National Defense had the following subordinate executive bodies: Headquarters The Headquarters (), was led by the Chief of Staff (). Land Forces Command The Land Forces Command () was established on 1 December 1972 as a management body created for the land forces. The seat was in Wildpark-West. The Friedrich Engels Guard Regiment provide security and guard services for the Land Forces Command headquarters. Air Forces / Air Defense Command The Air Force / Air Defense Command () (LSK / LV) was created in 1956 for government air force and air defense. A year later, the administrations for the joint command LSK / LV-based Eggersdorf was established. It was led by the Chief of the Air Force Command / Air Defense (). People's Navy Command People's Navy Command () was based in Rostock-Gehlsdorf emerged from the administration of the naval forces. It was created in spring 1957. Following the award of the title "Volksmarine (People's Navy) on 3 November 1960 and was later renamed the People's Navy Command. It was led by the Chief of the Naval Forces Command/Marine People (). |- align="center" | colspan=7| Commander of naval forces () |- align="center" | colspan=7| Chief of the Volksmarine () Command GDR border troops After the subordination of the German Border Police () under the Ministry of National Defense on 15 September 1961, the units were designated as the NVA (Border Troops of the NVA). Once separated, the border troops of the army units were designated as the Border Troops of the GDR (). The Command GDR border troops () was based in Pätz. It was led by the Chief of the GDR border troops command (). Civil Defense Headquarters The Civil Defense Headquarters (), was led by the Head of