20 years combat groups - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1973 - 10 Pfennig

20 years of combat groups of the working class of the GDR For the 20th anniversary of the working-class combat groups of the German Democratic Republic, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic issued two multi-colored special postage stamps and a special postage stamp block. 20 years of combat groups of the working class of the GDR The combat groups of the working class of the GDR fulfill important tasks for the protection of the socialist achievements, of enterprises and mechanisms. They set the fighting traditions of the revolutionary German workers in the November Revolution of 1918, the Red Ruhr Army in 1920, the Proletarian Hundreds and the Hamburg October Uprising of 1923, the Red Front Fighter League and the Red Jungfront, the anti-fascist resistance fighters, in particular the Spain fighters and the anti-fascists in the ranks of the Soviet army and the partisans worthy. Units of the combat groups bear names of revolutionary fighters. The combat groups were formed twenty years ago as protective organs of the power-performing working class. They include class-conscious workers, outstanding activists and deserving workers' workers. They vowed to protect the GDR at any time with the weapon in hand and use their lives for them. On August 13, 1961, the combat groups played a significant role in securing the state border of the GDR and helped to save peace in Europe. Today, the combat and operational readiness of the combat groups of the working class of the GDR is an important guarantee for securing peace and building socialism. 10 Pfennig value: The emblem of the fighters, the rifle in Arbeiterhand, symbolizes class character and abandonment of combat groups.