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.
Director of Photography: Ewald Krause, Wolfgang Randel, Hans Dumke, Helmut Gerstmann, Kurt Stanke, Erich Nitzschmann
Writer: Günter Klein
Director: Günter Klein