Fritz Zeuner (1921-1982) was an

East German East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

politician, who was Chairman of the

Peasants Mutual Aid Association The Peasants Mutual Aid Association (german: Vereinigung der gegenseitigen Bauernhilfe, VdgB) was an East German mass organization for peasants and farmers, later also gardeners. It was founded in the 1945–1946 period and was a participant in t ...

from 1979 to 1982. He served in the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previous ...

in World War II, and joined the

Communist Party of Germany The Communist Party of Germany (german: Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands, , KPD ) was a major political party in the Weimar Republic between 1918 and 1933, an underground resistance movement in Nazi Germany, and a minor party in West German ...

in 1945. He attended the

University of Leipzig Leipzig University (german: Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. The university was founded on 2 Decemb ...

, where he studied economics. Zeuner was active in the

VdgB The Peasants Mutual Aid Association (german: Vereinigung der gegenseitigen Bauernhilfe, VdgB) was an East German mass organization for peasants and farmers, later also gardeners. It was founded in the 1945–1946 period and was a participant in t ...

from its founding in the late 1940s, and was director of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences in

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from 1953 to 1961. In 1979, he became Chairman of the VdgB, and remained at that post until his death in 1982.Gerd-Rüdiger Stephan et al. (ed.): ''Die Parteien und Organisationen der DDR. Ein Handbuch''. Dietz, Berlin 2002, , p. 1130.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zeuner, Fritz 1921 births 1982 deaths People from Altenburger Land Communist Party of Germany members Socialist Unity Party of Germany politicians Peasants Mutual Aid Association members Leipzig University alumni German military personnel of World War II Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver