| East Germany | |
| Federation: | Deutscher Sportverband Volleyball der DDR |
| Confederation: | CEV |
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| Pattern B2: | _DDRblue |
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| Olympic Apps: | 2 |
| Olympic First: | 1968 |
| Olympic Best: | Runners-up, 1972 |
| World Champs Apps: | 7 |
| World Champs First: | 1956 |
| World Champs Best: | Champions, 1970 |
| Regional Name: | European Championship |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 10 |
| Regional Cup First: | 1958 |
| Regional Cup Best: | 4th Place, 1967, 1971 |
The East Germany men's national volleyball team was to 1990 the national team of East Germany. It was governed by the Deutscher Sportverband Volleyball der DDR and took part in international volleyball competitions.
After German reunification became a part of United Germany national team.
Champions 2nd Place 3rd Place
| Summer Olympics record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Qualifications | Result | ||||||
 1964 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 1968 | Promotion | 4th Place | ||||||
| 1972 | Promotion | 2nd Place | ||||||
 1976 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1980 | ||||||||
 1984 | ||||||||
 1988 | ||||||||
| FIVB World Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Qualifications | Result | ||||||
 1949 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1952 | ||||||||
 1956 | - | 12th Place | ||||||
 1960 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1962 | - | 11th Place | ||||||
| 1966 | Promotion | 4th Place | ||||||
 1970 | Promotion | Champions | ||||||
| 1974 | Promotion | 4th Place | ||||||
 1978 | Promotion | 9th Place | ||||||
 1982 | Promotion | 12th Place | ||||||
| 1986 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1990 | ||||||||
| European Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Qualifications | Result | ||||||
| 1948 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1950 | ||||||||
| 1951 | ||||||||
 1955 | ||||||||
| 1958 | - | 9th Place | ||||||
| 1963 | - | 9th Place | ||||||
 1967 | - | 4th Place | ||||||
| 1971 | - | 4th Place | ||||||
| 1975 | Promotion | 7th Place | ||||||
 1977 | Promotion | 9th Place | ||||||
| 1979 | Promotion | 9th Place | ||||||
| 1981 | Promotion | 6th Place | ||||||
| 1983 | Host | 6th Place | ||||||
 1985 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 1987 | ||||||||
 1989 | Promotion | 9th Place | ||||||
| Name | From | To | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Gabriel | 1951 | 1952 | – | |
| Werner Brock | 1953 | 1954 | – | |
| Gerhard Feck | 1955 | 1955 | – | |
| Fritz Döring | 1955 | 1957 | – | |
| Helmut Hampel | 1957 | 1958 | – | |
| Fritz Döring | 1959 | 1959 | – | |
| Herbert Jenter | 1960 | 1974 | 1972 Olympics Runners-up, 1970 World Champions, 1969 World Cup Winner | |
| Kurt Radde | 1975 | 1978 | – | |
| Herbert Jenter | 1979 | 1980 | – | |
| Lothar Schröter | 1981 | 1983 | – | |
| Bernd Walther | 1984 | 1986 | – | |
| Rolf Hornschuch | 1987 | 1987 | – | |
| Ulrich Sernow | 1988 | 1990 | – |