Wolfgang Steger

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Wolfgang Steger (born June 6, 1934 in Gera ) is a former lieutenant general of the National People's Army (NVA) of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). In 1986/87 he was chief of the Leipzig military district.

Life

Steger, son of a weaver, learned his father's trade after elementary school. In 1950 he joined the Free German Youth (FDJ). In 1951 he went to the Barracked People's Police (KVP), the forerunner of the National People's Army (NVA), and completed the officers' school in Erfurt by 1953 .

From 1953 to 1955 Steger was platoon leader in the Motorized Rifle Regiment 1 of the 1st Motorized Rifle Division . From 1955 to 1959 he studied at the Military Academy of the Red Army in the Soviet Union . In 1957 he became a member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) and in 1959/60 Steger was deputy commander and chief of staff of the Motorized Rifle Regiment 18 .

In 1969, Steger moved to the command of Military District III in Leipzig , where he became head of the "Operative Department". From 1971 to 1973 he studied at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union and then became Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the 4th Motorized Rifle Division . In March 1974 he was promoted to colonel .

From 1978 to 1981, Steger was Deputy Chief of Staff for Operational Work in the Command of Military District III. In 1982 he became major general and, as the successor to Walter Müller, deputy and chief of staff. In 1986/87, Steger was, as the successor to Manfred Graetz , head of Military District III and became Lieutenant General . From 1987 he was, as the successor of Kurt Gottwald , deputy head of the main staff for operational issues of the NVA. On September 30, 1990, four days before German reunification , he was released from service.

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SURNAME Steger, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Lieutenant General of the NVA in the GDR
DATE OF BIRTH June 6, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Gera