Helmut Poppe

General

Helmut Poppe
General; Helmut Poppe
Born	8 October 1926; Niederhannsdorf (Province of Lower Silesia), Prussia, Weimar Republic
Died	26 July 1979 (aged 52); East Berlin, German Democratic Republic
Buried	Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde 52°30′56″N 13°30′38″E / 52.51556°N 13.51056°E
Allegiance	East Germany
Branch	Land Forces of the National People's Army
Service years	1956–1979
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	City Commandant of East Berlin (1962–1971); Chief of the Rear Area Services (1972–1979)
Awards	Patriotic Order of Merit in gold

Helmut Poppe (Niederhannsdorf, 8 October 1926 – East Berlin, 26 July 1979) was a German military officer and a Generalleutnant of the East German National People's Army (NVA). He served as the first East German City Commandant of East Berlin from 22 August 1962 to 31 May 1971, as the Chief of the Rear Area Services of the NVA from 15 September 1972 until his death, and as Deputy Minister of National Defence from 1972 to 1979.^[1]^[2]

References

Klaus Froh; Rüdiger Wenzke (2000), Die Generale und Admirale der NVA. Ein biographisches Handbuch (in German) (4. ed.), Berlin: Ch. Links, ISBN 3-86153-209-3

Military offices

Preceded by

City Commandant of East Berlin
22 August 1962 – 31 May 1971

Succeeded by

Preceded by

Chief of the Rear Area Services of the National People's Army
15 September 1972 – 26 July 1979

Succeeded by

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