The film shows the flag handover and swearing-in ceremony of the first unit of the National People's Army on the eve of May 1, 1956 and the parade of units of the People's Army on the morning of May 1.
Willi Stoph
Self
Wilhelm Pieck
Helmut Gerstmann
Director of Photography
Hans Wegner
Production Manager
Wolfgang Randel
Günter Klein
Writer
Kurt Stanke
Ewald Krause
Director
Hans Dumke
Erich Nitzschmann
