Heinz Reimann (party official)
Heinz Reimann (born December 24, 1914 in Berlin-Wedding ; † March 6, 1985 ) was a German resistance fighter against the Nazi regime , party functionary ( SED ) and diplomat .
Life
Reimann, son of a working-class family, completed an apprenticeship as an electrical mechanic after attending primary school . He was a member of the Jungspartakusbund and in 1930 became a member of the Communist Youth Association of Germany and the Communist Party of Germany (KPD).
After the " seizure of power " by the National Socialists , Reimann took part in the communist resistance . He was an instructor for youth sports groups in Berlin and Brandenburg. On 10 January 1935 he was arrested on 5 September 1935 by the Court of Berlin because of "conspiracy to high treason " to three years in prison convicted, he in prison Luckau and the Moor camps Esterwegen and Aschendorfermoor spent. In May 1938 he managed to escape and he emigrated to Czechoslovakia , then to Great Britain in 1939 , where he worked as a mechanic. In 1940/41 he was interned in Australia , after returning to Great Britain he joined the Free German Youth (FDJ).
In August 1946 Reimann returned to Germany and became a member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED). From 1947 to 1949 he was a member of the secretariat of the Central Council of the FDJ and then until January 1951 a member of the secretariat of the German Sports Committee . He then worked in the central management of the HO district operations. In the 1950s he was personal assistant to the Minister of Trade and Supply and head of the Ministry's main trade policy department. Then he was deputy head of the trade and supply department in the Central Committee of the SED . From October 10, 1963 to March 25, 1965 he worked as State Secretary in the Ministry of Trade and Supply (successor to Werner Jarowinsky ). He was officially released from his position due to illness. From January 1967 to July 1970 he headed the trade representation of the GDR in Cyprus as legation councilor (successor to Ingo Oeser ).
Reimann last lived as a veteran in Berlin . He died at the age of 70 and was buried in the central cemetery in Berlin-Friedrichsfelde .
Awards
- Medal of Merit of the GDR
- Medal for fighters against fascism 1933 to 1945
- Artur Becker Medal in gold
- Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze (1969), in silver (1974) and in gold (1980)
literature
- Werner Röder, Herbert A. Strauss (Ed.): Biographical Handbook of German-Speaking Emigration after 1933 , KG Saur Verlag, Munich 1980, Vol. 1, Google Books - Digitalisat , ISBN 3-598-10087-6 , p. 593.
- 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 , p. 696.
- Gerd-Rüdiger Stephan et al. (Ed.): The parties and organizations of the GDR. A manual . Dietz, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-320-01988-0 , p. 1059.
- Gottfried Hamacher et al. (Ed.): Against Hitler. Germans in the Resistance, in the armed forces of the anti-Hitler coalition and the "Free Germany" movement. Short biographies (series: Manuscripts / Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung; Vol. 53) (PDF file; 873 kB). 2., corr. Edition. Dietz, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-320-02941-X , p. 170.
Web links
- Heinz Reimann at DRAFD Wiki (accessed June 19, 2017).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Creates a broad popular sports movement . In: Neues Deutschland , January 17, 1951, p. 6.
- ^ New Minister for Trade and Supply . In: Neues Deutschland , October 11, 1963, p. 1.
- ↑ Appointed to the Council of Ministers . In: Neue Zeit , March 26, 1965, p. 1.
- ^ Reception in Nicosia . In: Neues Deutschland , January 16, 1967, p. 2.
- ^ Obituary notice in Neues Deutschland from March 27, 1985, p. 7.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reimann, Heinz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German party functionary of the SED and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | East Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 6, 1985 |