Miner and Energy Worker Day

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Day of the Miner and the Energy Worker, Freiberg, July 6, 1980
Certificate "Honored Miner of the GDR", awarded on July 7, 1968

The day of the miner and the energy worker was a special day for miners and, since 1975, for energy workers in the German Democratic Republic . It took place annually on the 1st Sunday of July and was used as an opportunity to publicly honor deserving miners and energy workers.

history

Miner's Day Badge

As part of the "Ordinance to improve the situation of miners" passed on August 10, 1950, this special day was introduced in addition to additional remuneration, habit . The first day of the miner took place on September 17, 1950. Since the following year, the honor has been held on the 1st Sunday in July. From 1951 to 1967 it was called the day of the German miner , from 1968 to 1974 the day of the miner of the GDR and from 1975 finally the day of the miner and the energy worker . Every miner who took part in the celebrations that took place on that day received a badge with an annually changing mining motif as well as the current designation and the year as inscription. Miner's Day had the character of a festival; In addition to the official ceremony (mostly in the respective cultural center of the mine), there were various events for the buddies, their families and guests.

Since other areas of the GDR's economy were also to be honored with special days, it was decided to introduce further special days and expand existing ones from 1975 onwards.

Honors

Honorary titles awarded on this day were e.g. B. Activist of socialist work , master craftsman , Honored Miner of the German Democratic Republic and since 1975 also Honored Energy Worker of the German Democratic Republic .

literature

  • Rudolf Mirsch: On Miner's Day . In: Association of Mansfeld Miners and Huts People eV (Ed.): Communication . No. 81 , March 2006, p. 2–6 ( [1] [PDF; 522 kB ]).
  • Documents of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany , 1978, p. 61.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rudolf Mirsch: Well-known and little-known collecting areas II . In: Association of Mansfeld Miners and Huts People eV (Ed.): Communication . No. 105 , March 2010, p. 4 ( PDF; 625 kB - About badges for the day of the miner. Complete illustration of all badges issued on p. 6).
  2. ↑ Hans Joachim Wiesner: Award list for the honorary title "Honored Miner of the GDR" from 1951 to 1989 . (November), 2013 ( PDF; 894 KB ).

Web links

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