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Horst Stechbarth was born on 13 April, 1925 in Tzschecheln, Lower Lusatia, Weimar Germany (now Dębinka, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland), is an East German general. Discover Horst Stechbarth's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 91 years old?

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Age 91 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 13 April 1925
Birthday 13 April
Birthplace Tzschecheln, Lower Lusatia, Weimar Germany (now Dębinka, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland)
Date of death 8 June, 2016
Died Place Schwielowsee, Germany
Nationality Germany

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1925

Horst Stechbarth (13 April 1925 – 8 June 2016) was an East German politician and high-ranking military officer in the National People's Army (Nationale Volksarmee), holding the rank of Generaloberst (Colonel General).

He was the Chief of the NVA's Landstreitkräfte and the ex officio Deputy Minister of Defense of the GDR.

He was also a member of the Politbüro of the Central Committee of the ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED).

The son of a farmer, he was born in on 13 April 1925 in Tzschecheln, Lower Lusatia, (now Dębinka, Poland).

1939

An agricultural assistant by profession, he worked on a farm from 1939 to 1943.

1943

He was drafted in 1943 to the Reich Labour Service and joined the Nazi Party the same year.

From 1943 to 1945, he was a Panzergrenadier in the 3rd Panzer Division of the Wehrmacht.

1945

He served as a sergeant and was a Prisoner of war in the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1948.

After his return from captivity he worked on a farm.

1949

On 1 March 1949, Stehbarth entered the "Department of the Border Troops" and in the same year he joined the Free German Youth, became a member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) by 1951.

1959

From 1959 to 1961, Stechbarth studied at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR.

1964

As a Major General he headed the 5th Military District in Neubrandenburg from 1964 to 1967.

1972

In 1972, Stechbarth was promoted to Chief of the Land Forces of the NVA.

1976

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the NVA on 1 March 1976, he was promoted to Colonel General and was appointed to the Central Committee of the SED.

1989

On 31 December 1989, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Stechbarth retired, following his allies Wolfgang Reinhold and Horst Brünner.

Just weeks earlier, Stechbarth commanded the Republic Day military parade on Karl Marx Allee celebrating the ruby jubilee of the GDR, held in front of National Defense Council Chairman Erich Honecker and Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev.

2016

He died on 8 June 2016 in his home town of Schwielowsee, a municipality in Brandenburg.