POLITICAL COURSES FOR POLITICAL OFFICERS OF THE EAST GERMAN ARMY

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lists topics of "Studies of Social Sc ,nces" which are to be
covered in a nine-month training couiFe for East German Army
political officers. Part Irlists t?,pics for 'classroom work
(lectures); part II lists topics for seminars.
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The following topics are subjects for a nine-month training course
NVA polit officers in the "Studies of Social Science". Part I
is dealt with in classes and part II are topics for seminars.
1. The tasks of the Party organization for complete fulfilment of the
basic principles for the political and military work of the EGA
in 1960 and of the directives of the Ministry for National Defense
No 7/59.
2. The completion of the social build-up of the GDR - an historic
conformity with natural law. The prospects in Germany.
Dialectic materialism the scientific philosophy of li1$ The basic
question of philosophy and its meaning in the class-struggle of
the working class.
4. Basic Laws of materialistic dialectism. Their meaning, in the
struggle of the Party for the increase of the defense possibilities
of the GDR.
5. Dialectic materialism on the discernibilitT of the world.
Empiricism - basis, target and touchstone of the cognition, the
meaning of scientific cognition for the practical actions of all
members of the armed forces.
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6. The November-1957 Communis
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the Communist workers' parties - The scientific fighting program
of the revolutionary internal workers movement.
7. The meaning of the objective conf ormit with natural law in
nature and society.
8. The materiel unity of the world. The Marxist-Leninist concept
of matter and its meanjing for the struggle against idealism,
religion and revisionism.
9. Formation, nature and active role of t-he Social consciousness.
The struggle of the Party for the development of t4e Socialist
consciousness e- all members of the armed forces - main condition
for the continuous combat readiness of the NVAI
10. The material production as basis of the social development and
its basic lawfulness.
11. The revival of the German imperialism, its reactionary and aggressive
policies, the confirmation of Lenin's theory on imperialism. The
of the German imperialism.
12. The first-rate exploitation of the West German working class.
The effect of the economic basic law of capitalism. The refutation
of the theories on people's capitalism and social partnership.
13. The lawful downfall of the working class and the destruction
of the remaining strata of the West German population by the
monopolycapital - result of the capitalist accumulation.
14. The formation and development of the Socialist world system. The
unity and comprehensiveness of the Socialist camp under the
leadership of the Soviet Union, the print Ales in the relations
between the Socialist countries
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15. The struggle of the Socialist countries under the leadership
of the Soviet Union for the maximal margin of time in the economic
competition between Socialism and Capitalism,for the further
change of the proportion of forces in the world and the creati g
of actual possibilities for the avoidance of war as a means
for the solution of international problems.
16. The Marxist-Leninist doctrine on classes and class-struggle -
weapon in the struggle for the victory of Socialism in the GDR
and in the struggle against the West German militarism.
17. The meaning of the Warsaw Pact for the x m*duwmxA further
consolidation of the Socialist camp. The condensation of the
military potentials, the members of the Warsaw Pact states for
the guaranteeing of peace.
18. The NATO - an aggressive war pact of the imperialism - especially
of the United States and Western Germany - a severe threat to
world peace.
West German
19. The cyclical development of the/capitalist economy. - confirmation
of the Marxist-Leninist theory on crises.
20. The collapse of the imperialist colonial system. The national
liberation movement of the Afro-Asiatic peoples against the
imperialist colonial policies. The role of the anti-imperialist
national states.
21. The Bonn Bundeswehr - an anti-national, anti-people revenge army
of the German imperialism and militarism. - The main striking force
of the NATO in Europe.
22. The ideological preparation of the West German population and
the soldiers of the Bonn Bundeswehr for the realization of the
aggressive targets of the NATOI
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23. The militaristic-clergical West German authoritarian state -
its progressive development to open dictatorship. The Marxism-
Leninism on the nature of the exploitation state.
24. The struggle of the German working class for the establishment
of an action unit - against the militaristic and revenge forces
in West Germany. The ominous poli eies of the rightist SPD and
the trade union leadership. The present military policies of the
SPD.
25. Reasons for the military policies of the working class by Marx
and Engels.
The cristallization and development of the Marxist mass party
of the German working class. The vid ory of Marxism in the German
workers movement of 1852-1900.
26. The politic clericalism in the anti-peace policies of the German
imperialism and militarism.
27. The German militarism - main threat for the peace in Europe -
sworn enemy of the German people. The aggressive plans of the
German militarism and their
28. The struggle of the Bolsheviki under Lenin against the opportunism
of the 2nd International for the creation of a new-type party.
The 2nd SDAPR Party Meeting, a turning point in the international
workers movement.
29. The formation of the first independent German workers party.
The struggle of Marx and Engels and the Communist Federation
in the 48/49 Revolution (1830-52).
30. The Party of the Bolsheviki during the period of the foreign
military intervention and the civil war. Lenin - leader of the
defense of the Soviet state and head of the military operations
of the Red Army.
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31. The strategy and tactic of the Bolsheviki during the great Socialist
October Revolution. The world-historic meaning of the victory.
32. The strategy and tactic of the Bolshevik Party in the Russian
civil-democratic revolution between 1905 and 1907. Lenin's
"Two Tactics of the Social Democracy in the Democratic Revolution"
and its meaning for the struggle of the international workers
movement in the imperialist epoch.
33. The 1918-November Revolution in Germany. The historic meaning
of the founding of the KPD.
34. The struggle of the KPD for the establishment of a unity front
of the working class and for a broad anti-Fashist action against
the threatening Fashist danger between 1919 and 1933.
35. The struggle of the German working class and the Leftists against
militarism and imperialistic war between 1900 and 1918. The
lawfulness of its defeat during WW I.
36. The struggle for the victory of Marxism-Leninism in the KPD
and against the revival of imperialism and militarism during the
relative stabilization of be capitalism.
37. Lenin's plan for the upbuilding of Socialism in the Soviet Union.
The struggle of the masses under the leadership of the EPDSU
for the realization of this plan. The orthodox lawfulness of the
upbuilding of Socialism.
38. The mass struggles of the German proletarians in the revolutionary
post-war crisis. The meaning of Lenin's e "The Leftist
Radicalism - the Initial Faults in Communism", 1919 to 1923.
39. The military policies of the KPD during the Weimar Republic.
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40. The world-historic victory of the Soviet Union and the peoples
allied with her in the anti-Hitler coalition over the Hitler-
Fashism in WW II. The lawfulness of the victory of the Soviet
people under the leadership of the KPDSU in the Great National
War.
41. The KPDSU in the struggle for consolidation and development of
the Socialist society. The strengthening of the defense power
of the Soviet Union between 1937 and 1941. The consequent peace
policies of the Soviet Union and her struggle for the establishment
of a system of collective security for the prevention of WW II.
42. Fashism as means of controlling the most reactinary and aggressive
circles of the financial capital. The struggle of the KPD for
the consolidation xi of all anti-Fashist Democratic forces against
the Fashist dictatorship and the Fashist pedatory war. The
meaning of the Brussels and Bern conference of the KPD.
43. The struggle of the united working class under the leadershi,p
of the SED for the carrying out of the anti-Fashist revolution
in East Germany.
44. The struggle of the Chinese KP for the establishment and the
victory of tka Socialism. The victory of the Socialist revolution
in China - the most important event on the world scale after the
victory of the October Revolution.
45. The meaning of the 21st K DSU Party Day for the comprehensive
establishment of Communism in the Soviet Union. The historic
meaning for the security of peace and the victory of tk Socialism
throughout the world.
46. The lawfulness of the defeat of the German imperialism and
militarism in WW.II.
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47. The founding of the SED - the greatest achievement in the history
of the German workers movement - a victory of Marxism-Leninism
and a turning point in the history of our people.
48. The 20th KPDSU Party Day - his historic meaning for the struggle
of the revolutionary international workers movement; for the
victory of peace.
49. The 5th SED Party Day - the beginning of the fully expanded
spreading of Socialism in the GDR. The struggle for the fulfilment
of the economic main task and the Seven-Year Plan.
50. Seven-Year Plan of the GDR, plan for peace, prosperity and
happiness of our people - plan of the victory of Socialism.
51. Target of the Seven-Year Plan - expression of the Party and
Government policies for an intensified infiltration of the
main
demands of the/economic law of Socialism in the GDR.
52. The basic principles of the Socialist reformation of the private
capitalist sector of the political economics, the handicraft
and the private retail trade.
53. The founding and development of the workers' and farmers' power
in the GDR as a form of dictatorship of the proletariate. The
productive employment of the orthodox doctrines on the proletarian
revolution of the Socialist upbuilding by the SED and the
conditions in Germany.
54. The national question in Germany after 1945. Achievement of
a peace treaty and confederation - the only actual way for the
establishment of a peaceful and Democratic Germany.
for
55. The main task al the Socialist development of agriculture. The
resolutions of the 6th LPG Conference and the law on the Seven-
Year Plan on the further ves of the development.
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56. Development of the political economy in the GDR until 1965 -
a prove of the consequent utilization of the objective economic
law of proportional development according to plan. The superiority
of our Socialist planned economy over the anarchic West German
economy.
57. The Socialist state power - main instrument of the working people
during the Socialist reformation. The NVA - tool of the workee'
and farmers' power for military protection of the Socialist
victory.
58. The meaning of the Socialist reconstruction for the maximal
increase of working productivity for the fulfilment of the
economic maini.rget and the Seven-Year Plan.
in connection with
59. The taks of the Part; organization fxa/the upbringing to conscious
military discipline and fmxm* in connection with the instillation
of high moral fighting qualities in the NVA.
60. The Democratic centralism, the leading organizational principle
of the Marxist-Leninist Party, its meaning for the security
of the unity and comprehensiveness of the Party. The stru,gle
of the Part organizations for the coping with the resolutions.
61. The individual commands in the NVA, it?z the unity of political
and military leadership, its guarantjy collective conferences
of all important political and military measures by the commanders
with the Polit organs and Party organizations.
62, The Socialist competition - main method for the increase of
combat readiness of the NVA. The tasks of the Party organization
in carrying out the demands of the directives of May 1959. The
meaning of the collective, reciprocal interaction in groups,
crews and personnel, according to the military structure for the
development of the NVA to a strong combat unit.
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63. The requirements of modern warfare, its initial period and its
tasks which originate therefrom for the military training in
the NVA.
64. The basic principles of cadre work and its realization in the
65. The development of the brigades of Socialist work and the Socialist
workers communities - an objective, necessary and lawful
appearance in the combat for the completion of the Socialist
upbuilding of the GDR.
66. The role and the importance of the Party status and of the
instructions for the work of the NVA Party organization for
the political-ideological training of members and candidates for
the maintenance of Leninist norms on Party life.
67. The lawfulness of the leading role of the SED in the NVA -
the main source of the present and future successes.
68. The revolution in the ideological and cultural field - an
orthodox lawfulness in the stage towards the full upbuilding
of Socialism in the GDR.
69. The basic principles of the Socialist cultural policies. The
lst Cultural Conference of the NVA on the cultural mass work
in the NVA, its role and meaning for the increase of combat
readiness in the elements and unt2is,
in the NVA
The realization/of the tasks of the lst cultural conference.
70. The tasks of the trade unions in the struggle for the victory
of Socialism in the GDR and the guaranty for peace. The role
of the trade union organizations of the civilians in the NVA.
71. The role of the military factors of the victory in a modern
warfare. The military 8:R9 of the Socialist camp. (Quantity,
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quality of the armed forces, armament and war techniques,
capabilities of the commanders).
72. Tasks of the Polit organs in modern warfare (the political
work in the own units. The political work among the population
of the own rear positions. Defense against enemy subversive
activities.)
73. The party propaganda and the political mass work in the NVA!
74. The program of the young generation for the victory of Socialism -
combat program of the youths. The taks for a realization in the
NVA.
75. Close connection with the working population i-e an indispensable
precondition for the strengthening of the NVA.
76. The role of the FDJ as helper and combat reserve of the Party
for the guaranteeing of independent combat readiness of the NVA.
The-tasks of the FDJ organization in the NVA.
77. The workers' and farmers' state as keeper and continuator of
the great cultural tradion of our people. The meaning of the
cultural heritage for the development of our Socialist national
cultur.
78. The supremacy of the Socialist social order. The economic power
of the Socialist cam. The ?`~
p political-moral y of the
Socialist states.
79. Development and classical hight of our xz? German national
literature. Introduction in the works by Lensing, Goethe and
Schiller.
80. The supremacy of the Marxist-Leninist military science over the
civilian. War-time art - main element of the Marxist-Leninist
military science.
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81. Lenin's principle of partiality for art and literature - the
main principle for literature and art i thQ opoo of the
transitional stage from capitalism to Socialism.
32. The destruction of cultur in West Germany as a result of the
policies of the revived Gerl_n imperialism and militarism.
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83. The Socialist realism - the highest creative method jimrr art
84. The struggle of the working class against the revived German
imperial~im and militarism in West Germany and the remainders
of the Fashist ideology in our narrative literature after 1945.
85. The tasks of our theaters in the education to Socialist conscious-
ness.
Discussion of t a Socialist play.
86. The role of the Socialist music in the education fe-r Socialist
consciousness.
As a supplement to this program,.gcultural mass works, theaters,
concerts, exhibitions and museums will be visit6d during this
period, and poet reading, book reviews and movie reviews will
be held.
87. The tasks of the Socialist movOies in the development of the
Socialist consciousness. The work of the Party with the means
of the motion picture. -~-r-L-,.
88. The role of art and literature in the eduction to Socialist
89. The role xx of the pictorial and applied art in the education
to Socialist consciousness. The task of the Party in the work
with means of the pictorial art.
90. The development of the Socialist literature in Germany. The struggle
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1. The theory of the contradictions - the seed of the materialistic
2. The meaning of the dialectic materialism for the scientific
policies of a the Party and the development of the Marxist
and Leninist military sciences.
3. The system of the capitalist exploitation in West Germany. -
Contradiction of the opportunistic theory of fire class harmony.
4. The struggle of the Socialist countries for the maximal g
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of time and its meaning for the guaranteeing of world peace.
The responsibility of the GDR as part of the Socialist campl
5. The Moscow declaration of the Communist and workers'- parties
of November 1957, the scientific combat program of the revolutionary
and internation workers movement for the victory of Communism.
6. The economic and political nature of the German imperialism and
its pe ect as.
7. The Bundeswehr - main instrument of the German imperialism and
militarism for the realization of k x its aggressive plans.
8. x1mfm#mx Lenin's fights against the opportunism of the 2nd
International for the formation of a new-type Party. The meaning
of the 2nd SDAPR Party Day for the revolutionary development
in Russia and for the revolutianization of the international
workers' movement.
Lenin's
9. The meaning of iki April theses for the struggle of the Bolshevik
Party for t4a preparation and carrying out of the October Revolution.
The October Revolution - the beginning and the basis for the
proletarian world revolution.
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11. The forming of the first independent Marxist mass party in
Germany and the victory of Marxism in the German worker's
movement.
12. The doctrines of the 1918-November Revolution in Germany for
the struggle for the upbuilding a in the GDR. The meaning of
the founding of the KPD.
13. The development of the KPD under the leadership of Thaelmann to
a revolutionary Marxist-Leninist mass party.
14. The theory of the struggle of the KPD for the unity and people's
front against Fashism and war, for the controlling of German
militarism.
15. The struggle of the Chinese KP for the victory of Socialism.
The international meaning of the upbuilding and the victory
of Socialism.
16. The applyingJJof the orthodox lawfulness of the Socialist
revolution and the Socialist upbuilding e3 complicated
conditions in Germany