NVA honourary unit names

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K. Liebknecht (1871-1919). SPD Politcian ... Arrested and Executed in 1919.

"arrested and executed" implies something like a lawful procedure. That did not take place.

Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg were abducted and murdered.

greetings, the pb

Well one can be arrested and executed without an lawful process. But I agree the wording generaly implies somekind of lawful process.

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Shipps where usually namned after Municpalitiesbut some where namned after persons:

Frigates (Soviet Riga Class) bore the name of prominent Communists:
Ernst Thälmann
Karl Marx
Karl Liebknecht
Friedrich Engels

Fast Missile Craft (Soviet Osa I Class):
711 Heinrich Dorrenbach.
The only information on Dorrenbach i have found give that he was active in the Volksmarinedivision in the aftermath of WW 1.

712 Walter Krämer.
I have no information on him, any help appriciated.

713 Richard Sorge.
About the name see earlier in this thread.

714 Fritz Gast.
I have no information on him, any help appriciated.

731 Otto Tost.
O. Tost (1883-1954). Tradeunionist, Commander of the Volksmarinedivision 13-23 november 1919. Imprisioned in KL Sachsenhausen 1933-40. After 1945 SED Politician and Trade Union Leader.

732 August Lüttgens
A. Lüttgens (1897-1933).
Sailor in the Imperial German Navy, in 1919 involved in the Communist Spartakist Uprising. Later active in the Rotfrontkämpferbund. Sentenced to death for the murder of two SA-Men and executed 1 August 1933.

733 Karl Merseburg.
I have no information on him, any help appriciated.

734 Albert Gast.
I have no information on him, any help appriciated.

751 Max Reichpietsch
M. Reichpietsch (1894-1917) was a Sailor in the Imperial German Navy and executed 5 September 1917 for Socialist and Anti War Agitation.

752 Paul Schulze.
I have no information on him, any help appriciated.

753 Josef Schares.
I have no information on him, any help appriciated.

754 Paul Wiezcorek.
About the name see earlier in this thread.

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Missile Corvettes of Soviet Tarantul I Class:
571 Albin Köbis.
A. Köbis (1892-1917), Sailor in the Imperial German Navy executed on 5 September 1917 for Socialist and Anti War Agitation.

572 Rudolf Egelhofer.
R. Egelhofer (1896-1919) KPD Politician, in April 1919 City Commandant of Munich (München) anf Commander of the Army of the Bavarian Soviet Republic. Shoot by the Victorious White/Governmental Troops. After the End of the GDR this Ship was sold to the USA and become USNS Hiddensee.

573 Fritz Globig.
F. Globig (1892-1970) Participant in the November Revolution 1918 later Functionary in KPD and International Workers Help. In 1932 He emigrated to the Sovietunion.

574 Paul Eisenschneider.
P. Eisenschneider (1901-44), Participant in the Sailors Revolt in Kiel in 1918 later KPD Activist and Anti Nazi Resistnace Fighter. On 23 May 1937 sentenced to Life Imprisonment for High Treason. Died in KL Mathausen 19 april 1944.

575 Hans Beimler.
About Beimler see MSR-1/1.MSD in the Army Section of this Thread.

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Some non-communists where also demeed worthy of haveing Ships named after them:

D445 Carl Friedrich Gauss (Hydrographic Ship).
C.F. Gauss (1777-1855) Matimatician called "Prince of Matematichians" and Scientist.

A441 Otto von Guericke (Salvage Ship).
O. von Guericke (1602-86) Inventor, Scientist and Politician. Mayor of Magdeburg 1646-81. Constructed amongst other things a Barometer and an electrical Generator.

S61 Wilhelm Pieck (School Ship).
About W. Pieck see earlier in this Thread.

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Some non-communists where also demeed worthy of haveing Ships named after them:
...
S61 Wilhelm Pieck

Mr. Pieck was a strong communist and founder member of the KPD as well as the east german SED.

regards


Helmut

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Sorry my bad, I obviously had forgotten what I wrote in the begining of that Post. Of Cause Pieck was a Communist and should be included as such.