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Commemorative stamp series - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1980 - 10 Pfennig


Theme: Calender
CountryGermany / German Democratic Republic
Issue Date1980
Face Value10.00 
Colorbrown
PerforationK 14
Printing Typeoffset
Stamp TypePostage stamp
Item TypeStamp
Chronological Issue Number2242
Chronological ChapterGER-DDR
SID613075
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Meritorious Personalities of the German Workers 'Movement, Edition 1980 In the series "Meritorious Personalities of the German Workers' Movement", the Ministry of Postal and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic issued a Special Postal Service Period in 1980. No special first-day cover envelope Special cancellation from 18 March to 17 May 1980 Werner Eggerath Son of a working-class family, was born on 16 March 1900 in Wuppertal-Elberfeld. After attending elementary school, he worked in various professions such as locksmith, stoker, machinist and miner. Since 1919 he was active within the trade union movement and a year later worked as a worker correspondent. After joining the KPD in 1924, he mobilized as an official the workers on the Rhine and Ruhr for the fight for the common cause. He continued his revolutionary activities illegally after 1933, was arrested by the Gestapo in 1935, and sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment in 1936 for preparing for high treason. Immediately after the liberation of the German people from fascism he set his power for the creation of the unity of the working-class movement: as editor-in-chief of the "Eislebener Zeitung" and as district administrator in the Mansfelder Seekreis. In October 1945 he was sent by the Central Committee of the KPD to Thuringia to prepare the unification of the KPD and the SPD; first as a district leader of the KPD, then in 1946 as chairman of the state executive committee of Thuringia of the SED. Member of the party executive committee Thuringia of the SED since April 1946. His novel "only one person" is published 1947; He is still followed by numerous stories, reports and novels. 1947-1952 first Minister of the Interior, then Prime Minister of Thuringia. 1952 to 1954 State Secretary and Head of the Coordination and Control Body for the work of the local state organs. 1954-1957 Ambassador of the GDR in the Socialist Republic of Romania. State Secretary for Church Affairs at the Council of Ministers of the GDR until the end of 1960. Because of his challenged health, he then devoted himself exclusively to literary work. Werner Eggerath, who was honored with highest state and social honors and 1968 with the honor of a honorary senator of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, died on 16 June 1977.

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Meritorious Personalities of the German Workers 'Movement, Edition 1980 In the series "Meritorious Personalities of the German Workers' Movement", the Ministry of Postal and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic issued a Special Postal Service Period in 1980. No special first-day cover envelope Special cancellation from 18 March to 17 May 1980 Werner Eggerath Son of a working-class family, was born on 16 March 1900 in Wuppertal-Elberfeld. After attending elementary school, he worked in various professions such as locksmith, stoker, machinist and miner. Since 1919 he was active within the trade union movement and a year later worked as a worker correspondent. After joining the KPD in 1924, he mobilized as an official the workers on the Rhine and Ruhr for the fight for the common cause. He continued his revolutionary activities illegally after 1933, was arrested by the Gestapo in 1935, and sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment in 1936 for preparing for high treason. Immediately after the liberation of the German people from fascism he set his power for the creation of the unity of the working-class movement: as editor-in-chief of the "Eislebener Zeitung" and as district administrator in the Mansfelder Seekreis. In October 1945 he was sent by the Central Committee of the KPD to Thuringia to prepare the unification of the KPD and the SPD; first as a district leader of the KPD, then in 1946 as chairman of the state executive committee of Thuringia of the SED. Member of the party executive committee Thuringia of the SED since April 1946. His novel "only one person" is published 1947; He is still followed by numerous stories, reports and novels. 1947-1952 first Minister of the Interior, then Prime Minister of Thuringia. 1952 to 1954 State Secretary and Head of the Coordination and Control Body for the work of the local state organs. 1954-1957 Ambassador of the GDR in the Socialist Republic of Romania. State Secretary for Church Affairs at the Council of Ministers of the GDR until the end of 1960. Because of his challenged health, he then devoted himself exclusively to literary work. Werner Eggerath, who was honored with highest state and social honors and 1968 with the honor of a honorary senator of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, died on 16 June 1977..