Manfred Merkel (General)
Manfred Merkel (born August 26, 1933 in Pfaffengrün ) is a former major general of the National People's Army of the German Democratic Republic .
Life and career
Manfred Merkel was born as the son of a chemistry master in Pfaffengrün, Auerbach district. There he attended school until he graduated from high school and learned the trade of a chemical worker .
Military career
Education and Uses
Manfred Merkel joined the armed organs of the GDR as a volunteer applicant on September 5, 1952 and completed a course as a telecommunications officer. Afterwards he was employed as a train driver in the telecommunications company of the Cottbus Aeroklub until 1955 . In 1956 he became a member of the SED . In the following years he was trained as a radar technician and from 1956 to 1957 he was station manager of a radar station in the communications and air traffic control battalion of JG-1 at the Cottbus-Nord airfield .
From there Merkel was transferred to the LSK / LV command in Strausberg to the planning officer position with the chief of radio engineering troops . Subsequently, from 1958 to 1959 he was commanded to study at a military academy of air defense in the Soviet Union.
After returning from the Soviet Union, Merkel got a job as deputy commander for technology and equipment in the then newly established radio technology regiment 2 of the 3rd LVD . A short time later, in 1960, he was reassigned to the LSK / LV command. There Merkel was deployed to a senior officer post in the leadership / combat training department with the chief of radio technology troops until 1963 .
Due to the excellent achievements he has shown so far, he was delegated from 1963 to 1966 to study at the Friedrich Engels Military Academy in Dresden. After completing her studies, Merkel returned to the LSK / LV command and became head of combat operations for the chief radio troops . In 1972 he was promoted to head of the training department / deputy head of radio technology troops .
Service as a general
In 1974 he was appointed chief radio technical troops in the LSK / LV command. On October 7, 1983, Colonel Merkel was appointed major general.
| Predecessor: OTL Hans Süß (19… –1974) |
Current occupation Colonel Manfred Merkel (1974–1988) |
Successor: Colonel Alfred Lehmann (1988–1990) |
From 1988 to 1990 he was last employed as head of the inspection area LSK / LV in the inspection administration of the MfNV . When the NVA was decommissioned on October 2, 1990, Major General Manfred Merkel was dismissed.
- See also
→ List of generals of the NVA air force
Orders, decorations and awards
- Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze
- Battle medals "For services to people and fatherland" in gold
- Gold Medal of Merit of the National People's Army
Individual evidence
- ↑ The generals and admirals of the NVA. Military history of the GDR A biographical handbook, p. 144. Ed. Military History Research Office by Rüdiger Wenzke Klaus Froh
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Merkel, Manfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German military, major general of the LSK / LV of the National People's Army |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pfaffengrün , Auersbach district |