Helmut Bechert
Helmut Bechert (born January 1, 1933 in Allenstein , East Prussia ) is a German officer. He was a colonel and head of department in the Ministry for State Security (MfS) of the GDR .
Life
The son of a car mechanic closed in 1956 to study at the Karl Marx University in Leipzig as a diploma - a journalist from. In 1956 he joined the SED and was hired by the MfS in the agitation department . In 1971 Bechert became deputy head and in 1975 head of the agitation department. In 1976 he was at the Law School of the Stasi in Potsdam-Eiche to Dr. jur. PhD and in 1977 reached the rank of colonel. From 1985 to 1989, Bechert was a special officer and deputy head of the press department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the GDR .
literature
- Jens Gieseke: Helmut Bechert . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 1. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Helmut Bechert ( Memento of the original from May 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in the list of doctorates at the Law School of the MfS
- ↑ Helmut Bechert in the MfS manual "Anatomy of the State Security History, Structure and Methods"
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bechert, Helmut |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German colonel in the Ministry for State Security of the GDR |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Allenstein , East Prussia |