Commemorative stamp series - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1983 - 10 Pfennig

Meritorious Personalities of the German Workers 'Movement, Edition 1983 The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic publishes five commemorative postage stamps depicting illustrious figures of the German workers' movement. No special first day cover envelope Special cancellation from January 25 to March 24, 1983 Franz Dahlem Born on January 14, 1892, the son of a railway worker in Rohrbach / Lorraine. After attending high school commercial apprenticeship in Saarbrücken. 1911 member of the union. In 1913 joined the workers' youth movement and joined the SPD. Since 1917 member of the USPD. 1914-1918 as a soldier in the First World War. During the November Revolution member of workers 'and soldiers' councils. 1919-1920 district secretary of the USPD in the district of the Middle Rhine; Co-founder and editor of the USPD organ "Socialist Republic" in Cologne. Acted for the connection to the Communist International and for the unification with the KPD. 1920-1921 member of the Central Committee of the VKPD. 1919-1923 city councilor in Cologne. 1921-1925 Member of the KPD in the Prussian Landtag. 1923 political superior district leader of the KPD in the Rhineland. Because of his fight against the occupation of the Ruhr by the French imperialists and against the policy of German imperialism from the Rhineland expelled. 1923-1924 employees of the Central Committee of the KPD. 1927 member of the Central Committee of the KPD and 1929 election in the Politburo of the Central Committee. 1928-1933 Member of the German Communist Party in the Reichstag. After the establishment of the fascist dictatorship a large part in the organization of the illegal party organizations of the KPD. From 1934 the illegal activity continued from abroad, especially from France. 1935 participant in the 7th World Congress of the Communist International; elected here as a candidate of the Executive Committee of the Communist International. 1937-1939 Commissioner of the Executive Committee of the Communist International for the political and organizational leadership of the International Brigades in the liberation struggle of the Spanish people. 1939 emigration to France; imprisoned here in the concentration camp Vernet. Delivered to the Gestapo in 1942; Detention in Berlin and in the Mauthausen concentration camp. In Mauthausen from 1943 to 1945 member of the international camp committee. After being released from the concentration camp, he was one of the activists of the first hour; one of the signatories of the call of the KPD of 11 June 1945. At the unification party party of KPD and SPD election in the central secretariat of the party executive committee of the SED, 1949 member of the Politburo of the party executive committee of the SED. 1948-1949 Member of the German People's Council. Since 1949 Member of the People's Chamber. Appointed 1st Deputy Secretary of State for Higher and Technical Education in 1957; since 1968 SteIlvertreter of the Minister for the high and Fachschulwesen of the GDR. 1964 president of the friendship society GDR France. In other social functions as Vice President of the League for International Friendship, as a member of the Presidium of the Committee of anti-fascist resistance fighters and as Chairman of the Solidarity Committee for the Spanish people, Franz Dahlem helped to increase the international reputation of the GDR. Franz Dahlem died on December 17, 1981 in Berlin.