Gerhard Geisler (General)

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Gerhard Geisler (born September 8, 1925 - August 30, 2019 in Berlin ) was a major general of the German People's Police in the GDR .

Life

Geisler joined the SED , became a member of the People's Police and started an officer career. As Colonel of the VP he was from 1971 First Deputy Head of Supply Services in the Ministry of the Interior of the GDR .

Geisler studied at the University of the German People's Police "Karl Liebknecht" in East Berlin and received his doctorate in 1975 with the dissertation A: Operational and economic aspects of the material and technical security of the German People's Police .

On June 22, 1982 the chairman of the National Defense Council of the GDR , Erich Honecker , appointed him major general of the VP and at the same time deputy head of the political administration of the GDR Ministry of the Interior for organizational work with effect from July 1, 1982 . He held this position until he was retired for health reasons in December 1987.

Geisler was also a member of the editorial board of the MdI's monthly “ Die Volkspolizei ”.

Geisler died at the age of 93. His urn was buried in Berlin.

Awards

  • 1971 Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze, 1981 in silver and 1985 in gold
  • 1985 Certificate of Honor from the Central Council of the FDJ

literature

  • Bibliography of the secret GDR dissertations , volume 1, bibliography, edited by Wilhelm Bleek and Lothar Mertens, KG Saur; Munich 1994, ISBN 3-598-11209-2 . P. 112.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Erch Honecker promoted and appointed generals in Neues Deutschland on June 23, 1982, p. 1.
  2. ↑ Minutes No. 51 of the meeting of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the SED on December 22, 1987, p. 139.
  3. ^ Obituary notice in the Berliner Zeitung of September 14, 2019, p. 15.
personal data
SURNAME Geisler, Gerhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German People's Police General
DATE OF BIRTH September 8, 1925
DATE OF DEATH August 30, 2018
Place of death Berlin