Rudolf Tittelbach
Rudolf Tittelbach (born October 11, 1919 , † July 30, 1985 ) was a German police officer. He was Lieutenant General and Deputy Minister of the Interior of the GDR .
Life
Tittelbach joined the SED in 1946 and became a member of the German People's Police (VP). From 1952 he was head of the VP operational security at VEB Leuna-Werke , then an officer in the district authorities of the people's police in Halle and Magdeburg . Tittelbach studied at the University of the German People's Police "Karl Liebknecht" in Berlin-Kaulsdorf . He was then head of the finance department and from 1967 to 1985 - as successor to Major General Herbert Glaeser - head of the utility services department in the Ministry of the Interior (MdI). From 1981 to 1985 Tittelbach was Deputy Minister of the Interior of the GDR . For many years he was chairman of the revision commission of the SED district leadership of the MdI.
In 1969 he was appointed major general , and in 1982 promoted to lieutenant general.
Tittelbach was buried in the VdN facility at the central cemetery in Berlin-Friedrichsfelde .
Awards and honors
- Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze (1960), in silver (1975) and in gold (1979)
- Hufeland Medal in Gold (1978)
- Order Banner of Labor Stage I (1983)
- Honorary Title Hero of Labor (1984)
- After Tittelbach's death, the 10th People's Police Company of the MdI's supply services received the honorary name “Rudolf Tittelbach”.
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. 345.
- 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. 935.
Individual evidence
- ↑ New Germany of July 6, 1969
- ^ Obituary in the journal Die Volkspolizei , No. 9 (1985).
- ↑ Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery. Anniversaries of birth and death of those buried in the cemetery in 2010 .
- ^ New Germany of December 9, 1978.
- ^ New Germany of September 24, 1983.
- ^ New Germany of October 3, 1984.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Tittelbach, Rudolf |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German police officer of the VP |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 11, 1919 |
DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1985 |