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Heinz Kessler

Armeegeneral
Heinz Kessler
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1988-0704-410, Heinz Keßler.jpg
Heinz Kessler in 1988
Minister of Defence of German Democratic Republic
In office
3 December 1985 – 18 November 1989
President Erich Honecker
Prime Minister Willi Stoph
Hans Modrow
Preceded by Heinz Hoffmann
Succeeded by Theodor Hoffman
Personal details
Born (1920-01-26) 26 January 1920 (age 97)
Lauban, Province of Lower Silesia, Weimar Germany
Political party German Communist Party (since 2009)
Other political
affiliations		 Communist Party of Germany (1945-1946)
Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1946-1989)
Party of Democratic Socialism (1989-1990)German Communist Party (1990–present)
Spouse(s) Ruth Kessler (died 2013)
Awards
GDR Marks-order bar.png GDR Hero of Labor BAR.png

Ehrenspange.png Patriotic Order of Merit GDR ribbon bar gold.png Patriotic Order of Merit GDR ribbon bar silver.png Order october revolution rib.png Order gpw1 rib.png GDR Scharnhorst-Order bar.png GDR Scharnhorst-Order bar.png GDR Scharnhorst-Order bar.png

GDR Combat-Order for Merit for the Nation and Fatherland - Gold BAR.png GDR Order of Banner of Labor 1Class BAR.png GDR Medal for Fighters against Fascism BAR.png GDR Meritorious Member of National People's Army BAR.png GDR Meritorious Member of Border Troops BAR.png

GDR Meritorious Member of Civil Defense BAR.png GDR Meritorious Policeman BAR.png GDR Decoration of German Police BAR.png GDR Medal for Exemplary Border Service BAR.png GDR Engels Prize bar-G.png

GDR Brotherhood in Arms Medal - Gold BAR.png GDR Brotherhood in Arms Medal - Gold BAR.png OrdenZnam.png Order redstar rib.png CombatCooperationRibbon.jpg

100 lenin rib.png 30 years of victory rib.png 40 years of victory rib.png 50 years saf rib.png 60 years saf rib.png
GDR Ehrenmedaille 30 Jahre National Volksarmee BAR.png Order of the Red Banner (CSSR) Rib.png POL Order Zaslugi PRL kl3 BAR.png POL Odznaka Braterstwa Broni BAR.png

Badge GenStaffCol SU.png
Military service
Allegiance Flag of the German Reich (1935–1945).svg Nazi Germany (1940-1941)
Red Army badge.gif Soviet Union (1941-1945)
Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (1950-1989)
Years of service War ensign of Germany (1938-1945).svg Wehrmacht (1940-1941)
Red Army badge.gif Soviet Army (1941-1945)
Flag of NVA (East Germany).svg National People's Army (1950-1989)
Rank Armeegeneral
Commands Commander-in-chief of the Kommando LSK/LV
Ministry of National Defence
Battles/wars World War II
Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
Angolan Civil War

Ehrenspange.png Patriotic Order of Merit GDR ribbon bar gold.png Patriotic Order of Merit GDR ribbon bar silver.png Order october revolution rib.png Order gpw1 rib.png GDR Scharnhorst-Order bar.png GDR Scharnhorst-Order bar.png GDR Scharnhorst-Order bar.png


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