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Heinz Kessler

German military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017) · Germany · On the map · Died at 97

Heinz Keßler was a German communist politician and military officer in East Germany.

Heinz Kessler is read about 154 times a day, in 24 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.

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2017Died2 May 20171985Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"Award1979Order of Karl MarxAward1976Order of the October RevolutionAward1970Order of the Patriotic War, 1st classAward1920Born26 January 1920

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Awards

Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"1985
Order of Karl Marx1979
Order of the October Revolution1976
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class1970
Banner of Labor
Scharnhorst Order
Order of the Red Star
Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms"
Fritz Heckert Medal
Hero of Labour
Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold
Military Order "For Services to the People and the Fatherland"
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Order of the Red Banner
Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
Medal "Brotherhood in Arms"
Medal of Merit of the National People's Army
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver
Patriotic Order of Merit (honor clasp)

About this person

Country
Germany
Type
Other
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 2017 · aged 97

The same award as Heinz

Erich MielkeBoth received Military Order "For Services to the People and the Fatherland"Hans ModrowBoth received Fritz Heckert MedalMustafa TlassBoth received Military Order "For Services to the People and the Fatherland"Horst SindermannBoth received Fritz Heckert MedalWalter UlbrichtBoth received Fritz Heckert MedalHeinz HoffmannBoth received Military Order "For Services to the People and the Fatherland"