Paul Roscher
Paul Roscher (born September 17, 1913 in Pockau ; † August 24, 1993 ) was a German KPD and SED functionary.
Life
Roscher was born as the son of the later KPD functionary and Reichstag member Max Roscher . After attending elementary school , he trained as a machine fitter . In 1928 he became a member of the KJVD and the German Metalworkers' Association . In 1932 he joined the KPD. In 1933, he participated actively in the resistance against the Nazis , was arrested in 1935 and two and a half years prison sentenced, then detention in a concentration camp Moor camps in the Emsland . He was later drafted into the Wehrmacht's 999 punitive battalion and was taken prisoner by the French .
In 1947 he returned to Germany (the Soviet Zone ) and became a member of the SED. He was temporarily secretary of the SED district leadership in Marienberg . He was then from 1949 to 1952 department head in the SED regional leadership in Saxony , then from 1952 to 1954 Secretary for Agriculture in the SED district leadership in Leipzig . In 1954/1955 he studied at the party college "Karl Marx" and earned a degree in social science . After completing his studies he was first secretary for agriculture in 1955, then in 1958/1959 second secretary of the SED district leadership in Erfurt . From 1959 to 1963 Roscher acted as first secretary of the SED district leadership in Gera , from 1963 to 1976 as first secretary of the SED district leadership in Karl-Marx-Stadt . From 1963 to 1989 he was also a member of the Central Committee of the SED , from 1963 to 1981 a member of the People's Chamber .
Awards
- Order Banner of Labor (1964)
- Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver (1965) and Gold (1969)
- Karl Marx Order (1973)
- Gold Medal for the Patriotic Order of Merit (1978)
- Order Star of Friendship of Nations (1983)
- Medal of Merit of the GDR
- Artur Becker Medal
literature
- Andreas Herbst (eds.), Winfried Ranke, Jürgen Winkler: This is how the GDR worked. Volume 3: Lexicon of functionaries (= rororo manual. Vol. 6350). Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1994, ISBN 3-499-16350-0 , p. 281.
- 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. 731.
- Helmut Müller-Enbergs : Roscher, Paul . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 2. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
Web links
Ludwig Einicke (1952–1953) | Heinz Rohde (1953–1958) | Paul Roscher (1958–1959) | Adolf Wicklein (1959–1981) | Kurt Rundnagel (1981–1986) | Wolfgang Pforte (1986–1989)
Otto Funke (1952–1955) | Heinz Glaser (1955–1959) | Paul Roscher (1959–1963) | Herbert Ziegenhahn (1963–1989) | Erich Postler (1989–1990)
Walter Buchheim (1952–1959) | Rolf Weihs (1960–1963) | Paul Roscher (1963–1976) | Siegfried Lorenz (1976–1989) | Norbert Kertscher (1989–1990)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roscher, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German KPD and SED functionary, MdV |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pockau |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 24, 1993 |