ASV Vorwärts

The Armeesportvereinigung Vorwärts (Army Sports Association Forward), briefly ASV Vorwärts, was the sports association of the German Democratic Republic's National People's Army (NVA) and its predecessor, the Barracked People's Police (Kasernierte Volkspolizei).

From their clubs in Potsdam, Frankfurt (Oder), Neubrandenburg, Stralsund or Rostock emerged well-known sportsmen like the boxer Henry Maske or the canoeist Birgit Fischer.

Apart from providing the training equipment, the most important task of the local sections was the promotion of youth sports.

In the same year, the Main Administration Sea Police (German: Hauptverwaltung Ausbildung) (de) (HVS) founded its own sports association SV Sturmvogel in Parow.

The Barracked People's Police (German: Kasernierte Volkspolizei) (KVP) was then established by the HSA on 1 July 1952.