Walter Allenstein
Walter Allenstein (born October 5, 1906 in Berlin ; † March 26, 1992 ibid) was a lieutenant general of the National People's Army of the German Democratic Republic .
Life
After completing his eighth school education, Allenstein learned the trade of a clerk from 1921 to 1925. His father was a saddler . In 1924 he joined the Jungbanner , where he was active until 1929. After his apprenticeship, Allenstein was initially a warehouse clerk. Here he joined the SPD in 1926 , but soon switched to the left spectrum of the KPD (1928) and the Red Front Fighter League . From 1928 to 1931 he served as a leader in a sub-district of the Red Young Front . He then worked until 1939 as an employee in a battery factory in Berlin. In the first years of the war, Allenstein was used as a construction soldier until 1940used. He was then employed by the Wehrmacht until 1943, and from 1943 until the end of the war he served as a private in a flak department. He was then taken prisoner by the United States.
After his release from this, Allenstein acted until 1948 as deputy head of the main department of the German Central Administration of Industry in Berlin, then in the same position at the German Economic Commission . In 1946 he joined the SED . From 1949 to 1952 he rose to the position of group leader or head of department in the Office of Economics of the Ministry of the Interior .
Subsequently, on October 1, 1952, he joined the Kasernierte Volkspolizei (KVP), the predecessor of the NVA, with simultaneous appointment as major general . In this function Allenstein was head of the finance administration in the Ministry of the Interior in Berlin until 1953. In 1953 he was appointed to the post of Head of the Rear Services of the KVP, after the establishment of the NVA he was head of the Rear Services in the Ministry of National Defense from 1956 to 1960. In 1960 Allenstein attended the Friedrich Engels Military Academy in Dresden . He then acted from 1961 until his retirement in 1972 as Deputy Minister for National Defense and Head of Rear Services . His promotion to lieutenant general took place during this time on October 7, 1963.
Awards
- 1954 Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze
- 1964 Patriotic Order of Merit in silver
- 1966 Order Banner of Labor
- 1969 Scharnhorst Order
- 1970 battle medal “For services to people and fatherland” in silver
- 1971 Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold
- 1976 Gold Medal for the Patriotic Order of Merit
- 1981 Karl Marx Order
- as well as various other orders and decorations .
literature
- Klaus Froh, Rüdiger Wenzke : The generals and admirals of the NVA. A biographical manual. Christoph-Links Verlag, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-86153-209-3 , p. 67/68
- Andreas Herbst : Allenstein, Walter . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 1. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
Individual evidence
- ^ New Times of October 6, 1966
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Allenstein, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently lieutenant general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 5, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 26, 1992 |
| Place of death | Berlin |