Guard Regiment Hugo Eberlein

The Guard Regiment Hugo Eberlein, officially Wachregiment "Hugo Eberlein" (also as NVA Wachregiment 2 ) was a military unit which provided security to the East German Ministry of National Defence. It was formed in 1956 as the Wachregiment der Hauptverwaltung Ausbildung (Guard regiment of (NVA) Training Headquarters). It had its location at the Ministry of National Defense of the GDR in Strausberg suburb near Berlin. The regiment was named after the Communist Hugo Eberlein who was a victim of Stalin's purge.

Last commander of the guards regiment was in September 1990, Colonel Steinkopf.

Mission
It did not serve the purposes of protocol, such as the Friedrich Engels Guards Regiment, but provided for the security of installations and buildings of the Ministry of National Defense in Strausberg-Nord. Until 1962, this included guarding other properties in Berlin. Later there were troops that were part of three so-called honor companies. These were removed in 1962 and it formed the guard regiment Friedrich Engels, who also assumed those Honor Guard duties.

Organization
The guard regiment was organized as follows:


 * Stabszug (Staff Platoon) with about 50 men, plus about 60 civilian employees
 * I. Guard battalion with three companies of 100 men each, plus staff group
 * II. Guard battalion with three companies of 100 men each, plus staff group
 * Sicherstellungskompanie (Security Company) with about 100 men,
 * Flugabwehr Abteilung (FlaAbt) (anti-aircraft group) of four batteries, each containing 36 men,
 * Pionier Platoon with 30 men and
 * Unteroffizierausbildungskompanie (NCO training company) (UAK), with about 120 men

Uniforms
Its uniforms were nearly identical to those of the those of National People's Army (NVA) and were distinguished primarily by the honorary cuffband on the left sleeve bearing the regiment's name.

Equipment
Each guard battalion was equipped with 27 BTR-60 armored personnel carriers and an FlaKAbt (Anti-aircraft Detachmant with 27x 23mm ZPU-2 twin barreled 23mm antiaircraft guns.