Heinz Schieck

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Heinz Schieck (* 23. February 1923 in Lehndorf , Kreis Liebenwerda ; † 12. December 1991 in Magdeburg ) was Major General (since 1976) and head of the military district commands Magdeburg of the National People's Army (NVA) of the GDR .

Life

Schieck, the son of a farm laborer, learned to be a machinist after completing the tenth grade . From 1941 to 1945 he did military service , most recently as a non-commissioned officer in the tank force. In 1945 he was taken prisoner by the US .

After his return from captivity, he became a member of the KPD in 1945 and of the SED in 1946 . On July 1, 1945 he became a member of the German People's Police and was employed by the Bad Liebenwerda People's Police District Office until 1948. In 1948/1949 he was a course student at the VP School in Cochstedt . In 1949/1950 he worked as an instructor for the VP office in Halle (Saale) . In 1951/1952 he was head of the rear services in the main administration of the German border police, then in 1952/1953 commander of the border readiness in Halberstadt . In 1953 he was an officer auditor at the officers school in Sondershausen . From 1954 to 1956 he was deputy commander, then commander of the Halberstadt border readiness. Between 1956 and 1958 he attended the college for officers with a degree in military science. He was then in 1958/1959 commander of the border readiness in Oschersleben . Schieck was then employed as the commander of the 3rd Border Brigade (1959–1962) in Perleberg , as the 1st deputy commander of the 9th Border Brigade (1963–1965) and then as the commander of the 9th Border Brigade (1965–1969) in Erfurt . From 1969 to 1971 he was an officer auditor at the "Friedrich Engels" military academy in Dresden . From 1972 to 1983 he was finally - as the successor to Colonel Rudolf Bürger - head of the Magdeburg military district command of the NVA. At the end of November 1983 he was retired and was then active as a member of the Magdeburg district committee of the anti-fascist resistance fighters .

He was also a member of the SED district leaderships in Erfurt and Magdeburg (1974–1984).

Awards

literature

  • Günther Buch: Names and dates of important people in the GDR. 4th, revised and expanded edition. Dietz, Berlin (West) / Bonn 1987, ISBN 3-8012-0121-X , p. 275.
  • 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. 771.
  • Harald-Uwe Bossert: Schieck, Heinz. In: Guido Heinrich, Gunter Schandera (ed.): Magdeburg Biographical Lexicon 19th and 20th centuries. Biographical lexicon for the state capital Magdeburg and the districts of Bördekreis, Jerichower Land, Ohrekreis and Schönebeck. Scriptum, Magdeburg 2002, ISBN 3-933046-49-1 ( article online ).
  • Klaus Froh, Rüdiger Wenzke : The generals and admirals of the NVA. A biographical manual . 5th revised edition. Ch. Links Verlag, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-86153-438-9 , p. 172.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Volksstimme of February 23, 1988.
  2. ^ Volksstimme of September 19, 1985.
  3. ^ Volksstimme of February 23, 1988.
personal data
SURNAME Schieck, Heinz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German military, officer of the GDR
DATE OF BIRTH February 23, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Lehndorf
DATE OF DEATH December 12, 1991
Place of death Magdeburg