Horst Stechbarth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Horst Stechbarth

German politician

Date of Birth: 13-Apr-1925

Place of Birth: Dębinka, Lubusz Voivodeship, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 08-Jun-2016

Profession: politician

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Horst Stechbarth (13 April 1925 – 8 June 2016) was an East German politician and high ranking military officer in the National People's Army (Nationale Volksarmee), holding the rank of Army General (Armeegeneral).
He was the Chief of the NVA's Landstreitkräfte and the ex officio Deputy Minister of Defense of the GDR.
He was also a member of the Politbüro of the Central Committee of the ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED).