Herbert Bean

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Herbert Bohne (born September 22, 1932 in Wallwitz , Saalkreis ) is a former major general in the air force of the National People's Army of the GDR , who was last commander of the 1st Air Defense Division from 1976 to 1982 .

Life

Bohne, the son of an electrician, joined the armed organs of the GDR on December 28, 1950, and was a student at the People's Police School in Naumburg (Saale) between 1950 and 1952 , before taking a special course from 1952 to 1953 Visited in the Soviet Union . After his return he was an aircraft pilot between 1953 and 1956 as well as deputy commander for political work of the squadron of Aeroklub 3 in Bautzen , the predecessor organization of the air forces of the National People's Army . In 1956 he became a member of the SED and between 1956 and 1962 was a graduate of the Military Academy of the Air Force of the Soviet Union. After his return he was employed as a squadron commander in Jagdfliegergeschwader 7 at the Cottbus-Drewitz airfield between 1962 and 1964 and then from 1964 to 1965 as a squadron commander in Jagdfliegergeschwader 1 at Holzdorf air base , before becoming deputy commander for aeronautical training from 1965 to 1968 Jagdfliegergeschwader 8 was at Neuhardenberg airfield .

Subsequently, Bohne was finally commander of the fighter squadron 8 between 1968 and 1973. Afterwards he was again in the Soviet Union from 1973 to 1975 as a graduate of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR "KJ Voroshilov" . After his return, between 1975 and 1976 he only acted as deputy commander and chief of staff of the 1st Air Defense Division in Cottbus . On November 1, 1976, he replaced Major General Günther Schmidt as commander of the 1st Air Defense Division and held this post until his dismissal on December 31, 1982, whereupon Colonel Alois Zieris succeeded him on January 1, 1983. On October 7, 1978, he was appointed major general .

From February 1979 to February 1984 Bohne was a member of the SED district leadership in Cottbus . Bohne was a major general a. D. Member of the Cottbus URANIA district military policy. For his services he was awarded, among other things, the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze in 1981 and in 1977 with the battle medal “For Merit for People and Fatherland” in silver.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rüdiger Wenzke, Klaus Froh (editor): The generals and admirals of the NVA. Military history of the GDR. A biographical handbook , Ch. Links Verlag Berlin, 4th edition 2000, ISBN 3-86153-209-3 , p. 272.
  2. ^ Rüdiger Wenzke, Klaus Froh (editor): The generals and admirals of the NVA. Military history of the GDR. A biographical handbook , Ch. Links Verlag Berlin, 4th edition 2000, ISBN 3-86153-209-3 , p. 304.
  3. ^ Members of the Cottbus district management . In: Lausitzer Rundschau from February 20, 1979.
  4. ^ Military Political Forum . In: Lausitzer Rundschau from April 4, 1986.

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personal data
SURNAME Bean, Herbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer, major general of the LSK / LV of the National People's Army
DATE OF BIRTH September 22, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Wallwitz , hall circle