Gerhard Stahr
Gerhard Stahr (born September 13, 1931 in Distelwitz , † October 23, 2004 in Potsdam ) was a German officer . He was major general and chief news of the Land Forces Command (LaSK) of the National People's Army (NVA) of the GDR .
Life
The son of a farmer worked as a forest and agricultural worker from 1945 to 1949 after he was resettled in the Soviet occupation zone . On January 5, 1950, he joined the German People's Police and began his service as a candidate for the VP in the VP office in Kochstedt . From 1950 to 1952 he was a group leader in the VP office in Leipzig . After the formation of the Kasernierte Volkspolizei (KVP) he was platoon leader in the KVP offices of Drögeheide , Stern Buchholz and Eggesin from 1952 to 1955 and company commander in Eggesin from 1955 to 1956.
When the NVA was founded in March 1956, Stahr became 1st Deputy Commander of the 9th News Battalion and in the same year a member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED). In 1959 he was an officer auditor at the Döbeln officers' college and was then employed as the deputy commander and chief of staff of the 9th Intelligence Battalion until 1960. From 1960 to 1961 he was commander of the 9th communications battalion and from 1961 to 1965 commander of the 5th communications battalion. From 1965 to 1966 he was prepared as an officer auditor at the NVA school in Naumburg for studies at a military academy in the USSR which he completed from 1966 to 1971. From 1971 to 1978 he acted as chief news of the command of the military district V and from 1978 to 1990 as chief news of the command LaSK of the NVA.
On February 27, 1987, he was appointed major general by the chairman of the National Defense Council of the GDR , Erich Honecker . On September 30, 1990, he was released from military service.
Stahr last lived in Potsdam. He died at the age of 73 and was buried in the New Cemetery in Potsdam .
Awards
- Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze
- Battle medals "For services to the people and fatherland" in silver
literature
- Klaus Froh, Rüdiger Wenzke : The generals and admirals of the NVA. A biographical manual. 5th revised edition. Links, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-86153-438-9 , p. 181 f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Neues Deutschland , February 28, 1987, p. 1.
- ^ Obituary notice in the Märkische Allgemeine from October 30, 2004.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stahr, Gerhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, major general of the NVA |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 13, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Distelwitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 2004 |
| Place of death | Potsdam |