Günter Menger
Günter Menger (born April 1, 1931 in Hettstedt ; † May 11, 2015 ) was a German officer . He was major general of the East German NVA and deputy head of the Technical Committee of the United Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty .
Life
The son of a driver learned the trade of machine fitter from 1947 to 1949 after attending school and completing secondary school. On August 20, 1949, he joined the German People's Police (VP). He began his service as a political and cultural officer in the VP offices in Apollendorf and Burg . From 1950 to 1951 he was a political and cultural officer in the VP offices in Weißenfels and Potsdam II. From 1952 to 1954, he served as the deputy commander for technology and equipment in the tank command department of the Kasernierte Volkspolizei (KVP) in Eggesin . Menger became a member of the SED in 1953 . From 1954 to 1960 he studied at a military academy in the USSR . From 1956 a member of the NVA, he was deployed in 1960/61 as deputy commander for technology / equipment of the tank regiment. From 1961 to 1972 he was the deputy commander for technology / equipment and head of the armored and vehicle service subdivision of the 7th armored division . He then acted until 1976 as chief tank service of the command of the land forces (LaSK) and from 1976 to 1983 as deputy of the chief training for material security of the training in command LaSK. From July 1983 to July 1987 he was Deputy Chief of Military District III and Chief Technology / Armament (successor to Sebald Daum ). During this time he was appointed major general in October 1984 by the chairman of the National Defense Council of the GDR , Erich Honecker . His last post from August 1987 to September 1990 was that of deputy head of the Technical Committee of the United Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty in Moscow (successor to Georg Steiger ). After the adoption by the Commander-in-Chief of the United Armed Forces, Army General Pyotr Luschew , on September 15, 1990, the last NVA officers began their journey home with Major General Menger on September 27, 1990. On September 29, 1990, there was a festive reception in the Ministry of Disarmament and Defense in Berlin for the release from the NVA, which took place on September 30, 1990. From October 1 to 15, 1990, he stayed as a civilian on behalf of the future unified Germany on the staff of the Warsaw Treaty in Moscow to bring all pending questions to a conclusion.
Menger died at the age of 84.
Awards
- 1970 Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze, later in silver
- 1981 Friedrich Engels Prize
- 1982 gold medal for "For services to people and fatherland"
- 1987 Honorary title of Honored Technician of the People
literature
- Hans Ehlert , Military History Research Office (ed.): Army without a future: The end of the NVA and German unity. Contemporary witness reports and documents , 2nd edition, Christoph Links Verlag, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-86153-265-4 , p. 122.
- Klaus Froh & Rüdiger Wenzke , Military History Research Office (ed.): The generals and admirals of the NVA: A biographical manual . 5th, through. Edition. Ch. Links Verlag , Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-86153-438-9 , p. 143.
Individual evidence
- ^ New Germany , September 19, 1990, p. 2.
- ^ Obituary notice in: Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung , May 16, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Menger, Günter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer and major general of the NVA |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hettstedt |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 2015 |