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Gerhard Müller (politician)
Gerhard Müller (4 February 1928 – 19 June 2020) was a German teacher, politician and party functionary of the Socialist Unity Party (SED). In the German Democratic Republic, he served as the longtime First Secretary of the SED in Bezirk Erfurt and was a candidate member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the SED. Life and career Early career Gerhard Müller was born on 4 February 1928, in Chemnitz, growing up in a working-class family. His early education spanned from 1934 to 1942 at the primary school in Bad Brambach Bad Brambach () is a municipality in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. It is the southernmost municipality in Saxony and also in what was formerly East Germany East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic ..., followed by a brief period at the commercial school in Auerbach. In 1942, he switched to the Teacher Training Institute in Auerbach, where he studied until January 1945. Afterward, he was enlisted i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialist Unity Party Of Germany
The Socialist Unity Party of Germany (, ; SED, ) was the founding and ruling party of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) from the country's foundation in 1949 until its dissolution after the Peaceful Revolution in 1989. It was a Marxism–Leninism, Marxist–Leninist communist party, established in 1946 as a Merger of the Communist Party of Germany and the Social Democratic Party of Germany, merger of the East German branches of the Communist Party of Germany and Social Democratic Party of Germany. The German Democratic Republic (GDR) was effectively a one-party state. Other institutional Popular front, popular front parties were permitted to exist in alliance with the SED; these parties included the Christian Democratic Union (East Germany), Christian Democratic Union, the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany, Liberal Democratic Party, the Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany, Democratic Farmers' Party, and the National Democratic Party of Germany (East Germany), Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hero Of Labour (GDR)
The title Hero of Labor () was awarded by the German Democratic Republic for supporting the socialist economy, usually by increasing factory output or agricultural yields. It was instituted on 19 April 1950 and was limited to 50 awards per year. A cash prize of up to 10,000 East German mark, Marks was linked to each award. Recipients * Hermann Axen * Franz Dahlem * Fritz Dallmann * Luise Ermisch * Kurt Hager * Horst Heintze * Adolf Hennecke * Margot Honecker * Erich Mielke * Günter Mittag * Willi Stoph * Josef Wenig * Ernst Wulf * Solveig Leo See also * Orders, decorations, and medals of East Germany * Hero of Socialist Labour * Hero of Labor (Vietnam) * Hero of Labor (North Korea) External links List of people awarded the Hero of Labour Orders, decorations, and medals of East Germany Awards established in 1950 1989 disestablishments in East Germany 1950 establishments in East Germany Awards disestablished in 1990 Business and industry awards Hero (title) {{Orders-m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vogtland
Vogtland (; ) is a region spanning the German states of Bavaria, Saxony and Thuringia and north-western Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It overlaps with and is largely contained within Euroregio Egrensis. The name alludes to the former leadership by the Vögte ("advocates" or "lords protector") of Weida, Gera and Plauen. Geography Natural geography The landscape of the Vogtland is sometimes described as idyllic, thanks to its fields, meadows and wooded hilltops. In the south and southeast, Vogtland rises to a low or mid-height mountain range also called ''Oberes Vogtland'', or Upper Vogtland. Here, monocultural coniferous forest is the predominant form of vegetation. The Vogtland's highest mountain is Schneehübel, reaching 974 metres; another remarkable landmark is the Schneckenstein, 883 m above sea level, which gained some renown for its (falsely) alleged unique abundance of topaz crystals. Its mountains spread from Ore Mountains in the south-east to Ficht ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markneukirchen
Markneukirchen () is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany, close to the Czech Republic, Czech border. It lies in the Elster Mountains (part of the Fichtel Mountains), southeast of Plauen, and northeast of Aš (Czech Republic). Markneukirchen is the main town of the small musical instrument-making region Musikwinkel, known for four centuries for high quality brass, woodwind and string instruments. Within this small locality, 113 different enterprises are involved in making musical instruments. They rely on traditional methods but sell all over the world.The sweet sound of success BBC News, by Stephen Evans, 17 March 2013 The town is home to the Museum of Musical Instruments founded in 1883 by ''Paul Otto Apian-Bennewitz''. It hosts an annual International Instrumental Music competition, Competition and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neulehrer
Neulehrer (literally "new teacher") was the name given to educational personnel graduating from a course not integrated in a degree, introduced by the Allies of World War II, Allies in the four Allied-occupied Germany, occupation zones of Germany from 1945 to 1949. The Allies' goal was to substitute all teachers influenced by Nazi ideology in German schools and guarantee that German youth would receive a pro-democracy education (Indoctrination, reeducation and denazification). For the recovery of education Aftermath_of_World_War_II#Germany, after the end of the Second World War in Germany, the path to teaching was opened to graduates through short courses, and in the Soviet occupation zone also to young workers. All persons who could demonstrate having an academic degree were accepted into the program, as long as they had no link with the Nazi Party or with its state organs. The program mainly taught pedagogy as it was known at the time, so that in a few months the student ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
