Heinz Kessler
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German military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017)
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It sits within the topics 1920 births, 2017 deaths and 20th-century German criminals.
Its subject is documented across 24 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1920
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Briefe aus Moabit
- Die Verbrechen der NATO
- Für Frieden und Sozialismus
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- Ohne die Mauer hätte es Krieg gegeben
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Heinz
- Family name
- Kessler
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- German Reich
- Place of birth
- Lubań
- Place of death
- Berlin
- Occupation
- resistance fighter
- Political party
- Party of Democratic Socialism
- Languages spoken
- German
- Conflict
- Eastern Front
- Military branch
- Air Force of the National People's Army
- Military rank
- colonel general
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1988-0704-410, Heinz Keßler 02.jpg
- Residence
- Lichtenberg
- Convicted of
- manslaughter
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- Commons category
- Heinz Keßler
- date of birth
- 1920-01-26
- member of
- Free German Youth
- name in native language
- Heinz Keßler
- date of death
- 2017-05-02
- start of work period
- 1938-00-00
- end of work period
- 1989-00-00
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