Günter Giel
Günter Giel (born September 7, 1929 , † July 7, 1988 ) was a German police officer. He was Lieutenant General and Deputy Minister of the Interior of the GDR .
Life
Giel became a member of the SED in 1946 and of the German People's Police in 1947 . He then worked for more than two decades in the passport and registration system of the Ministry of the Interior, from March 1964 deputy head and from 1971 to 1974 as successor to Werner Reuther head of this main department. He completed his studies with a degree in political science and in January 1974 became Deputy Minister of the Interior of the GDR, with responsibility for the fire brigade, penal system, internal affairs and state archives. He was named major general in October 1974 and promoted to lieutenant general in 1981. In 1986 he was a member of the GDR electoral commission for the elections to the People's Chamber, the Berlin City Council, and the district days. In February 1987 he was replaced as Deputy Minister of the Interior for health reasons and replaced by Dieter Winderlich .
Giel died at the age of 58 years from the effects of major surgery and was on the Central Cemetery in Berlin-Friedrichsfelde in the graves plant for the victims and persecuted by the Nazi regime buried.
Awards
- 1971 Honorary title of Honored People's Police of the German Democratic Republic
- 1975 battle medal "For services to the people and fatherland" in silver
- 1977 Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze and 1982 in silver
- 1979 Scharnhorst Order
literature
- Gabriele Baumgartner, Dieter Hebig (Hrsg.): Biographisches Handbuch der SBZ / DDR. 1945–1990. Volume 2: Maassen - Zylla. KG Saur, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-598-11177-0 .
- Anja Hanisch, The GDR in the CSCE Process 1972-1985. Between dependence on the east, demarcation from the west and emigration movement , Oldenbourg Verlag, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-486-70503-4 .
Web link
Individual evidence
- ^ New Germany of March 12, 1971.
- ^ New Germany of February 21, 1986.
- ↑ http://www.bpb.de/geschichte/zeitgeschichte/deutschlandarchiv/53982/risse-in-der-sicherheits-architektur?p=all .
- ^ Karl-Heinz Schmalfuß : Interior views , p. 72.
- ^ New Germany of July 14, 1988.
- ↑ Obituary notice in Neues Deutschland from July 16, 1988.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Giel, Günter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Lieutenant General of the German People's Police and Deputy Minister (GDR) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 7, 1929 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 7, 1988 |