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


Theme: Calender
CountryGermany / German Democratic Republic
Issue Date1983
Face Value10.00 
Colorgreen
PerforationK 14
Printing TypeTypography
Stamp TypePostage stamp
Item TypeStamp
Chronological Issue Number2508
Chronological ChapterGER-DDR
SID897905
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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 Karl Maron Born on April 27, 1903, the son of a worker in Berlin-Charlottenburg. 1910-1917 elementary school, then apprenticeship as a machinist. 1920 Member of the German Metalworkers Association. 1926 member of the KPD; at that time chairman of a district association of the Workers' Athlete Federation in Berlin-Brandenburg. From 1931 to 1932 secretary of the Berlin-Brandenburg provincial government of the "Kampfgemeinschaft für Rote Sport-Einheit." Chairman of the Arbeiter-Sportverein Fichte - Berlin since April 1932. After the seizure of power by the Fascists until 1934 he became a member of the illegal Landesleitung Berlin-Brandenburg of the workers' sports movement Emigrierte 1934 to Copenhagen, editor of the Press Service of the Red Sports International (RSJ)., 1935 Deputy to the RSJ at the Supreme Soviet Council for Physical Culture of the Soviet Union and the Executive Committee of the Communist International 1942-1943 Editor at the German National Broadcasting Company 1943 Deputy Chief Editor of the newspaper "Free Germany", the organ of the National Committee "Free Germany", took over its leadership in mid-1944. April 30, 1945 Return to Germany with a group of initiative of the KPD under the leadership of Walter Ulbricht Leading in the creation of anti-Fascist-Democratic administration gane in Berlin. May 1945 appointed 1st deputy mayor of Greater Berlin. 1946 to 1948 city councilor of Berlin; Chairman of the SED faction in the city council. 1948 to 1949 city council for economics with the magistrate of large Berlin. 1949-1950 deputy editor of the "New Germany". 1950 to 1963 Chief of the German People's Police; since 1955 simultaneously Minister of the Interior. Member of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers of the GDR. Since the IVth Party Congress 1954 member of the Central Committee of the SED. Member of the People's Chamber since 1958, Head of the Institute for Opinion Research at the Central Committee of the SED from 1964 to 1974. He earned lasting service in building and strengthening the workers 'and peasants' power in the GDR. Karl Maron died on 2 February 1975 in Berlin.

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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 Karl Maron Born on April 27, 1903, the son of a worker in Berlin-Charlottenburg. 1910-1917 elementary school, then apprenticeship as a machinist. 1920 Member of the German Metalworkers Association. 1926 member of the KPD; at that time chairman of a district association of the Workers' Athlete Federation in Berlin-Brandenburg. From 1931 to 1932 secretary of the Berlin-Brandenburg provincial government of the "Kampfgemeinschaft für Rote Sport-Einheit." Chairman of the Arbeiter-Sportverein Fichte - Berlin since April 1932. After the seizure of power by the Fascists until 1934 he became a member of the illegal Landesleitung Berlin-Brandenburg of the workers' sports movement Emigrierte 1934 to Copenhagen, editor of the Press Service of the Red Sports International (RSJ)., 1935 Deputy to the RSJ at the Supreme Soviet Council for Physical Culture of the Soviet Union and the Executive Committee of the Communist International 1942-1943 Editor at the German National Broadcasting Company 1943 Deputy Chief Editor of the newspaper "Free Germany", the organ of the National Committee "Free Germany", took over its leadership in mid-1944. April 30, 1945 Return to Germany with a group of initiative of the KPD under the leadership of Walter Ulbricht Leading in the creation of anti-Fascist-Democratic administration gane in Berlin. May 1945 appointed 1st deputy mayor of Greater Berlin. 1946 to 1948 city councilor of Berlin; Chairman of the SED faction in the city council. 1948 to 1949 city council for economics with the magistrate of large Berlin. 1949-1950 deputy editor of the "New Germany". 1950 to 1963 Chief of the German People's Police; since 1955 simultaneously Minister of the Interior. Member of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers of the GDR. Since the IVth Party Congress 1954 member of the Central Committee of the SED. Member of the People's Chamber since 1958, Head of the Institute for Opinion Research at the Central Committee of the SED from 1964 to 1974. He earned lasting service in building and strengthening the workers 'and peasants' power in the GDR. Karl Maron died on 2 February 1975 in Berlin..