After World War II, former RFB members such as Erich Honecker[31] and Erich Mielke[32] were actively involved in the creation of the first police and military units of the German Democratic Republic (GDR; East Germany).[33][34][35][36] The Arbeiterkampfgruppen (English: Combat Groups of the Working Class) and the Nationale Volksarmee (English: National People's Army) claimed to carry on the traditions of the RFB, while the Federal Republic of Germany in West Germany enforced the ban of 1929 and prosecuted former Red Front fighters who admitted to their RFB activities.[citation needed]