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 Fred Oelßner Born on February 27, 1903, the son of a bookbinder in Leipzig. 1909-1917 secondary school in Weissenfels, then teaching as a merchant and miller. Because of political activity prematurely dismissed from teaching. 1917 Entry into the Arbeiterjugend-Bildungsverein Weißenfels. 1919-1920 district head of the Socialist Proletarian Youth in the district Halle-Merseburg. 1920 to 1921 Chairman of the Communist Youth of Germany in this district. 1919 joining the USPD; since 1920 member of the KPD. 1921 Participation in the March struggles of the working class in central Germany. 1921-1926 editor of the communist press in various cities. 1923 sentenced to one year in prison for "preparation for high treason" 1926-1928 studied at the International Lenin School in Moscow, aspirant until 1929. 1929-1932 studied at the Faculty of Economics of the Institute of the Red Professorship in Moscow, during which time he became a member After return to Germany work in the Agitprop department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party forced by the seizure of power by the fascists to emigrate until 1935 illegal work in the Saar and in the foreign leadership of the Communist Party in Paris 1935 teacher at the Lenin School in Moscow 1936-1938 worked as a translator, 1938-1941 head of the planning department of the paper processing factory "Bop" in Moscow 1941-1944 editor at the Moscow Radio, of which two years at the station Kuibyshev, about a year and a half as editor-in-chief at the Antifa School May 1, 1945 Return to Germany with a group of initiative of the KPD headed by Anton A After the liberation of Dresden work in the editorial office of the daily newspaper for the German population. Since July 1945 head of the agitprop department of the Central Committee of the KPD. After the unification of the KPD and SPD to the SED until 1949 head of the party education department at the central secretariat of the party executive committee of the SED. At the Second Congress of the SED 1947 election to the party executive committee; at the 1st party conference of the SED 1949 election to the secretariat of the Politburo of the Porteivorstandes. 1950-1958 member of the Politburo and Secretariat of the Central Committee of the SED. 1949-1958 Member of the People's Chamber. 1955 to 1958 Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the GDR. From 1958 to 1969, as director of the Institute for Economic Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of the GDR, and then as scientific advisor to this institute, he directed his efforts to develop and deepen international scientific relations with the socialist brother countries and especially with the Soviet Union. On November 7, 1977 Fred Oelßner died in Berlin.