Ernst Wulf
Ernst Wulf | |
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 Wulf at a dairy farm, on the right (1959) | |
| Born | 3 October 1921 |
| Died | 2 October 1979 (aged 57) |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | Farmer, political activist |
| Political party | SED VdgB |
Ernst Wulf (3 October 1921 – 2 October 1979) was an East German farmer and political activist who served as chairman of the Peasants Mutual Aid Association, a mass organization within the National Front, from 1964 to 1979.
During the reign of the Third Reich, Wulf was a member of the Reich Labour Service, and fought in the Wehrmacht in World War II, before being captured. After the war, he worked in Hanover for two years before moving to his home town, in the newly created German Democratic Republic. He joined the SED and became noted in the country for his contributions to agricultural output. He was a candidate for the Central Committee of the party in 1958.[1]
In 1960, he was elected deputy chairman of the VdgB, and in 1964 he became chairman, a post he would hold until his death in 1979.
Awards and honours[edit]
- Master Builder (1952)
- Patriotic Order of Merit in Bronze (1959)
- Order of Karl Marx (1969)
References[edit]
- ^ Siegfried Kuntsche: Wulf, Ernst. In: Wer war wer in der DDR? 5. Ausgabe. Band 2, Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4.
- 1921 births
- 1979 deaths
- People from Vorpommern-Rügen
- People from the Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Members of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany
- Peasants Mutual Aid Association members
- German Army personnel of World War II
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
- Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze
- Reich Labour Service members