Friedrich Dickel | |
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Dickel in 1983 | |
Minister of the Interior Head of the Volkspolizei | |
In office 15 November 1963 – 17 November 1989 | |
Chairman of the Council of Ministers |
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Deputy |
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Preceded by | Karl Maron |
Succeeded by | Lothar Ahrendt |
Member of the
Volkskammer for Auerbach, Klingenthal, Oelsnitz, Plauen-Stadt, Plauen-Land | |
In office 2 July 1967 – 16 November 1989 | |
Preceded by | multi-member district |
Succeeded by | Hans-Ludwig Erlenbeck |
Personal details | |
Born | Vohwinkel, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire | 9 December 1913
Died | 23 October 1993 Berlin, Germany | (aged 79)
Political party | Socialist Unity Party (1946–1989) |
Other political affiliations | Communist Party of Germany (1931–1946) |
Occupation |
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Central institution membership
Other offices held
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Friedrich Dickel (9 December 1913 – 23 October 1993) was a German politician, veteran of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War and law enforcement administrator who served as the interior minister for nearly twenty-six years, the longest-serving individual to hold that post in East Germany.
Dickel was born on 9 December 1913 in Wuppertal-Vohwinkel in the Prussian Rhine Province of the German Empire. [1]
Dickel joined the Communist Party of Germany in 1931. [2] He was a military officer with the rank of colonel general. [3] [4] He fought in the international brigades in the civil war of Spain together with others, including future Stasi chief Erich Mielke. [2] [3] Dickel commanded a platoon unit in the civil war in Spain. [5]
After the Nazi rule in Germany, he settled in the Soviet Union where he taught at the Soviet General Staff Academy. [5] He returned to East Germany in 1946 [1] and served as the commander of the Officers’ School for Political Work in East Berlin from 1950. [5] He was promoted to the rank of major general in 1956. [5] Next year he was named as the deputy national defense minister. [5]
Dickel became a member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) and of its central committee. [6] His tenure in the SED central committee was between 1967 and 1989. [5] He also served as a police chief in East Berlin. [7]
Dickel was appointed interior minister on 14 November 1963, replacing Karl Maron in the post. [8] He also led the Volkspolizei during his tenure. [6] [9] Dickel's term ended on 18 November 1989 when he was dismissed as a result of the atmosphere of change and reform in the country which began leading up to German reunification. [7] He was succeeded by Lothar Ahrendt as interior minister. [9] In December 1989 Dickel retired from politics. [1]
Dickel was also a member of the Volkskammer for Auerbach, Klingenthal, Oelsnitz, Plauen-Stadt, Plauen-Land between 2 July 1967 and 5 April 1990. [10]
After a long illness Dickel died in Berlin on 23 October 1993. [11] He was 79. [11]
Dickel was the recipient of the Order of Karl Marx which was awarded to him in June 1985 on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the German People's Police. [12]
Friedrich Dickel | |
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Dickel in 1983 | |
Minister of the Interior Head of the Volkspolizei | |
In office 15 November 1963 – 17 November 1989 | |
Chairman of the Council of Ministers |
|
Deputy |
|
Preceded by | Karl Maron |
Succeeded by | Lothar Ahrendt |
Member of the
Volkskammer for Auerbach, Klingenthal, Oelsnitz, Plauen-Stadt, Plauen-Land | |
In office 2 July 1967 – 16 November 1989 | |
Preceded by | multi-member district |
Succeeded by | Hans-Ludwig Erlenbeck |
Personal details | |
Born | Vohwinkel, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire | 9 December 1913
Died | 23 October 1993 Berlin, Germany | (aged 79)
Political party | Socialist Unity Party (1946–1989) |
Other political affiliations | Communist Party of Germany (1931–1946) |
Occupation |
|
Central institution membership
Other offices held
| |
Friedrich Dickel (9 December 1913 – 23 October 1993) was a German politician, veteran of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War and law enforcement administrator who served as the interior minister for nearly twenty-six years, the longest-serving individual to hold that post in East Germany.
Dickel was born on 9 December 1913 in Wuppertal-Vohwinkel in the Prussian Rhine Province of the German Empire. [1]
Dickel joined the Communist Party of Germany in 1931. [2] He was a military officer with the rank of colonel general. [3] [4] He fought in the international brigades in the civil war of Spain together with others, including future Stasi chief Erich Mielke. [2] [3] Dickel commanded a platoon unit in the civil war in Spain. [5]
After the Nazi rule in Germany, he settled in the Soviet Union where he taught at the Soviet General Staff Academy. [5] He returned to East Germany in 1946 [1] and served as the commander of the Officers’ School for Political Work in East Berlin from 1950. [5] He was promoted to the rank of major general in 1956. [5] Next year he was named as the deputy national defense minister. [5]
Dickel became a member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) and of its central committee. [6] His tenure in the SED central committee was between 1967 and 1989. [5] He also served as a police chief in East Berlin. [7]
Dickel was appointed interior minister on 14 November 1963, replacing Karl Maron in the post. [8] He also led the Volkspolizei during his tenure. [6] [9] Dickel's term ended on 18 November 1989 when he was dismissed as a result of the atmosphere of change and reform in the country which began leading up to German reunification. [7] He was succeeded by Lothar Ahrendt as interior minister. [9] In December 1989 Dickel retired from politics. [1]
Dickel was also a member of the Volkskammer for Auerbach, Klingenthal, Oelsnitz, Plauen-Stadt, Plauen-Land between 2 July 1967 and 5 April 1990. [10]
After a long illness Dickel died in Berlin on 23 October 1993. [11] He was 79. [11]
Dickel was the recipient of the Order of Karl Marx which was awarded to him in June 1985 on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the German People's Police. [12]