Fritz Szczepecki
Fritz Szczepecki (born November 4, 1908 , † March 30, 1987 ) was a German politician ( SED ). From 1954 to 1959 he was State Secretary in the Ministry of Transport of the GDR .
Life
Szczepecki became a member of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) in 1928 . After the Second World War he became a member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) and worked for the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR). He served from 1947 to 1954 as the official director of the Reichsbahnamt (Rba) Frankfurt (Oder) .
From November 1954 to 1959 he acted as State Secretary and First Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Transport of the GDR. He was replaced in this role by Heino Weiprecht and later retired early. Most recently he lived as a working-class veteran in Berlin-Lichtenberg . Szczepecki died at the age of 78 and was buried in the Berlin-Adlershof cemetery.
Awards
- 1957 Honorary title " Honored Railway Worker of the German Democratic Republic "
- 1968 Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fritz Szczepecki for rail enthusiasts (accessed on 23 September 2017).
- ↑ Central Committee congratulated Comrade Fritz Szczepecki 60th birthday . In: Neues Deutschland , November 4, 1968, p. 2.
- ^ Obituary notice in the Berliner Zeitung of April 11, 1987, p. 14.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Szczepecki, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (SED) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1908 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 30, 1987 |