Rolf Theo Ocken

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Rolf Theo Ocken (born November 26, 1939 in Braunschweig ) is a German major general a. D. and was responsible for the demolition of the inner-German border from 1990 to 1991 .

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From 1988 to 1991 Rolf Ocken was the commander of Panzer Grenadier Brigade 16 "Duchy of Lauenburg". As a commander, he disbanded the former GDR border troops and dismantled the border installations on the inner-German border and around West Berlin. All minefields also had to be cleared. Ocken was later a management representative at Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co. KG.

Ocken has been a member of Corps Teutonia-Hercynia Braunschweig since 1968 .

Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Directory of Weinheimer Corps Students 1990, p. 337
  2. ↑ Ocken, Rolf | Chronicle of the Wall. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Commanders of the Panzer Grenadier Brigade 16 - Brigade. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
  4. ^ Members - Corps Teutonia-Hercynia. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
  5. ↑ BERNHARD HONNIGFORT: The man who disposed of the wall. November 9, 2007, accessed October 17, 2019 (German).
personal data
SURNAME Ocken, Rolf Theo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ocken, Rolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German major general ret. D.
DATE OF BIRTH November 26, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Braunschweig