Walter Gorrish
Walter Gorrish ( pseudonym for Walter Kaiser , born November 22, 1909 in Barmen , † January 19, 1981 in Berlin ) was a German writer .
Life
Walter Gorrish was the son of a construction worker . After attending primary school in Barmen , he trained as a plasterer and then worked in this profession. In 1928 Gorrish became a member of the Communist Youth Association and from 1931 the KPD . After the Nazis seized power emigrated it in 1933 to the Netherlands , later he went to Belgium and finally to France . From 1936 he took part in the Spanish Civil War as a member of the International Brigades . There he was promoted to officer and was adjutant to Ludwig Renn . After the defeat of the Republican troops, Gorrish was interned in France . When the German Wehrmacht in 1940, invaded, gave the French authorities it to the Third Reich , and he was charged with "conspiracy to treason to three years' imprisonment sentenced . He served this prison term in a penitentiary until 1943 . Then he pulled the Nazis for disciplinary battalion 999 a. During his deployment on the Eastern Front, Gorrish deserted in the Crimea in 1944 and defected to the Red Army .
In 1945 Gorrish returned to Germany and settled in the Soviet occupation zone . From 1945 to 1949 he was an officer in the German People's Police , which he was instrumental in building up. From 1949 he lived as a freelance writer in East Berlin . He had been a member of the SED since 1946 and was a board member of the German Writers' Association .
From 1963 to 1967 he was a candidate for the Central Committee of the SED. Since 1963 he was a member of the solidarity committee for the Spanish people in the GDR .
He found his final resting place in 1981 in a Pankow cemetery .
writer
Walter Gorrish was the author of novels , short stories and film scripts , in which he primarily processed his personal experiences in Spain and France .
Honors
- 1956: Hans Beimler Medal
- 1961: National Prize of the GDR
- 1965: Order Banner of Labor
- 1965: Patriotic Order of Merit of the GDR
- 1974: Karl Marx Order
- 1979: Gold medal for the Patriotic Order of Merit
Works
- About Spain's freedom , Berlin 1946
- The third ball , Berlin 1950
- The sounding track , Berlin 1950
- When morning came , Berlin 1953
- Wind force zero , Berlin 1953
- Five cartridge cases , Berlin 1960
- Revolt of feelings , Berlin 1960
- Angels in purgatory , Berlin 1972
Filmography
- 1965: Angels in purgatory
literature
- Bernd-Rainer Barth : Gorrish-Kaiser, Walter (originally Walter Kaiser) . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 1. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Walter Gorrish in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gorrish, Walter |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kaiser, Walter (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer, screenwriter and Spain fighter |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1909 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Barmen |
DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 1981 |
Place of death | Berlin |