Erich Griebsch

Erich Griebsch (born March 28, 1925 in Berlin ; † November 18, 2004 ) was a German police officer. He was lieutenant general and for many years head of the district authority of the German People's Police (BDVP) Potsdam .

Life

The son of a working-class family learned the trade of materials tester after attending primary school and then worked in the profession. He was drafted into the Wehrmacht and became a prisoner of war .

After 1945 he worked as a bricklayer, became a member of the SED in 1947 and joined the German People's Police in 1948. He was first used as a police officer in Berlin-Lichtenberg. He graduated with a degree in political science. He became deputy head of the BDVP's political work in Suhl and from 1968 in Potsdam. From 1970 to 1989 he was the successor to Major General Heinz Münchow as head of the BDVP Potsdam. At the same time he was a member of the district assembly and the SED district leadership in Potsdam. In 1974 he was appointed major general, and in 1985 promoted to lieutenant general.

From December 4, 1989, an SED investigative commission in the Potsdam district leadership examined allegations against leading comrades of the SED-BL and against Griebsch. According to the party statutes still valid at the time, Griebsch was punished with a severe reprimand.

Griebsch last lived in Bardenitz and was buried in the local cemetery.

Awards

• 1967 Honorary title Honored People's Police of the German Democratic Republic
• 1973 Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze, 1980 in silver and 1985 in gold
• 1982 Friedrich Engels Prize, 2nd class (as a collective)

literature

• Andreas Herbst (eds.), Winfried Ranke, Jürgen Winkler: This is how the GDR worked. Volume 3: Lexicon of functionaries (= rororo manual. Vol. 6350). Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1994, ISBN 3-499-16350-0 , p. 112.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.dielinke-brandenburg.de/fileadmin/archiv/download/AG_Geschichte/GeschichteHeft2.pdf
2. ↑ http://familienangebote.genealogy.net/detailstod.php?ID=337629&PID=316