In my spare time the other day I was reading the Wikipedia article about East Germany, I was quite surprised.
It is less than kind. At least to me anyway.
True enough, things not getting much political attention are where Wiki is much more reliable. As always its better to use wiki as a place to start searching rather than using it as a primary resource.
Robert Rodgers was unquestionably a piece of garbage but he was a fascinating guy who still has an effect on us today like Rodgers rules of ranging.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangers_Standing_Orders