Alois Zieris

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Alois Zieris (born January 29, 1936 in Glasendorf (Sklenářovice), Okres Trutnov , Czechoslovakia ) is a former major general of the air force of the National People's Army of the GDR , who was in command of the 1st Air Defense Division between 1983 and 1988 and most recently from 1988 to 1990 commander of the officers' college the air force / air defense "Franz Mehring" was.

Life

Zieris, the son of a worker, trained as a fitter from 1951 to 1955 and joined the armed organs of the GDR on April 23, 1955. First he was a technical soldier in the 1st Aviation Division between 1955 and 1957 and then from 1957 to 1958 station manager in the Radio Technology Regiment 4. In 1958 he became a member of the SED . After 1,959 to 1,961 company commander was in radio Technical Regiment 4, he was 1961-1966 deputy commander and chief of staff of the radio Technical Battalion 1. He then attended from 1966 to 1969 as an officer listeners the military academy Friedrich Engels in Dresden and was after their Graduated as a qualified military scientist between 1969 and 1970, senior officer for leadership and operations in the 1st Air Defense Division in Cottbus , before he was head of the sub-department for leadership and operations in the 1st Air Defense Division from 1970 to 1972.

This was followed Zieris, who is also a Doctor of Military Sciences (Dr. rer. Mil.) Doctorate , from 1972 to 1976 using as head of the radio technical troops of the 1st Air Defense Division and from 1976 to 1981 as Deputy Chief of Staff and Deputy Director for Operations this division. After he was in charge of the 1st Air Defense Division as deputy commander and chief of staff from 1981 to 1982, Colonel Zieris succeeded Major General Herbert Bohne as commander of the 1st Air Defense Division on January 1, 1983 and held this post until April 30 1988, after which Colonel Gerhard Reuschel became his successor. During this employment, he was appointed major general on March 1, 1986. He himself took over from Major General Hans Süß as commander of the officers' college of the air forces / air defense "Franz Mehring" in Kamenz and remained in this position until his discharge on October 2, 1990.

Zieris was a member of the SED district leadership in Cottbus from February 12, 1984 to 1989 . In April 1986 he took part as a delegate at the XI. SED party congress . For his services he was awarded, among other things, the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze in 1983 and in 1987 in silver, as well as the battle medal “For Merit for People and Fatherland” in bronze.

Zieris lives in Kamenz.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rüdiger Wenzke, Klaus Froh (editor): The generals and admirals of the NVA. Military history of the GDR. A biographical handbook , Ch. Links Verlag Berlin, Military History Research Office , 4th edition 2000, ISBN 3-86153-209-3 , p. 272.
  2. ^ Rüdiger Wenzke, Klaus Froh (editor): The generals and admirals of the NVA. Military history of the GDR. A biographical handbook , Ch. Links Verlag Berlin, Military History Research Office , 4th edition 2000, ISBN 3-86153-209-3 , p. 308.
  3. ^ Members of the Cottbus district management . In: Lausitzer Rundschau of February 14, 1984.
  4. ↑ Congratulations on the 80th birthday in the official gazette of the Lessing city of Kamenz on January 23, 2016 (accessed on February 11, 2018).

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personal data
SURNAME Zieris, Alois
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer, major general of the LSK / LV of the National People's Army
DATE OF BIRTH January 29, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Glasendorf , Okres Trutnov , Czechoslovakia