Hendrik Born

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Hendrik Born (born July 5, 1944 in Loitz , Grimmen district , Pomerania ; † August 2, 2021 ) was a German naval officer, most recently vice admiral and last head of the People's Navy .

Life

Born's parents had eight children; After his return from Soviet captivity in 1950, his father became an industrial and transport railroader.

The family moved to Stralsund , where Hendrik Born on the EOS , today's Hansa-Gymnasium , his high school took off. His professional goal was a teacher. At the Society for Sport and Technology he sailed on type K-10 cutters and organized courses at the officers' college of the Volksmarine "Karl Liebknecht" .

After targeted advertising, he decided to take up the profession of soldier and become an officer . With his entry into the officers' school on August 29, 1963, the training began, which he completed on October 1, 1967 with the appointment to lieutenant . During this time Born joined the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) . From 1967 to 1970 he served as a fire control officer on the coastal defense ships 124 and 122 ( Riga class ) in the 4th flotilla in Warnemünde . This activity was followed by the service as commander of the deep-sea mine search and clearing ship 345 ( type "Condor II" ) from 1970 to 1972. On October 7, 1972, the national holiday of the GDR, Born was appointed lieutenant captain. In the same year Born was assigned to study at the Naval War Academy of the Soviet Union in Leningrad .

In Leningrad Born met Inessa Andreevna Komkowa, whom he later married. He completed his studies in 1976 as a qualified military scientist with the title “with distinction” and on October 1, 1976 was appointed corvette captain. Born was then in command of the coastal defense ship 142 ( Koni class ) in the 4th Flotilla; however, after delivery problems, this ship was only put into service in 1979 under the name "Berlin, Capital of the GDR" and was given a different commander. Born and his crew had been prepared for use on board the sister ship “Rostock”, but until 1978 only lived on a barge in the port of the 4th Flotilla.

In 1978 Born became head of the operational work group in the staff of the 4th Flotilla. In preparation for the large-scale maneuver “ Brotherhood of Arms 80 ”, he worked in the Rostock estate building in a “false staff” that was used to deceive and that was pursuing a different plan. On October 7, 1980 Born became a frigate captain , in 1981 sub-department head for operational work and later chief of staff.

In 1981 he moved to the 1st flotilla in Peenemünde as deputy flotilla chief and chief of staff . From 1984 to 1989 he led this flotilla. On March 1, 1985 he was promoted to sea captain and on October 7, 1988 appointed rear admiral . He was the youngest admiral in the People's Navy. In August 1988 he led a People's Navy fleet visit to Gothenburg .

After Theodor Hoffmann had become Minister for National Defense , Born followed him on December 11, 1989 as Chief of the People's Navy and at the same time promoted to Vice Admiral . He held this position until his retirement on October 2, 1990. Born was the first chief of the People's Navy who was no longer Deputy Minister for National Defense. In 1990 the German Navy considered taking over the rank of Flotilla Admiral , but it was not carried out due to a political decision by the Federal Minister of Defense . After the GDR joined the Federal Republic of Germany , Born worked for a few weeks as a civil adviser to the commander of the Rostock naval command , Flotilla Admiral Dirk Horten .

After this activity, Born worked at Bremer Vulkan and, after subsequent unemployment, as sales manager for MAN Turbo AG in the Caspian Sea and Turkey . Afterwards he was deputy chairman of the German Society for Shipping and Marine History e. V. (Troisdorf).

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  1. ^ Board of Directors and Council of Elders: Obituary for Vice Admiral retired Hendrik Born. Association for the maintenance of the traditions of the National People's Army and the border troops of the GDR e. V., accessed on August 3, 2021 .
personal data
SURNAME Born, Hendrik
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer, last chief of the People's Navy of the NVA
BIRTH DATE July 5, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Loitz , Grimmen District , Pomerania , German Empire
DATE OF DEATH August 2, 2021