Lydia Poser (née Orban, 30 January 1909 – 30 December 1984) was a German politician of the KPD and SED and widow of the executed Communist official Magnus Poser.[1]
Poser was born as Lydia Orban into a working-class family in Heidersbach, now a part of Suhl. After completing her studies at Volksschule and Lyceum, she trained for work as a typist and took a job with a Jena engineering business.[1] In 1925 she joined the Young Communist League of Germany and became an employee of the local Communist Party office in Jena and Erfurt. From 1927 to 1930, she was chair of the Young Communist working group for Jena, and officially joined the Communist Party in 1929. Following the Nazi seizure of power, she was detained and placed in protective custody for anti-fascist activities. From November to December 1933 she was in the district court jail in Weimar, and was then transferred to the Bad Sulza concentration camp. In April 1934, she was convicted by the Superior Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht) in Jena of "preparation for high treason" and transferred to the women's prison in Gräfentonna. She was released in April 1936 and, from 1937 to 1941 worked once again as a typist and from 1941 to 1945 as a cashier.
After the war, she again became an official for the Communist Party and a member of the party leadership in Jena, now within the Soviet occupation zone. Poser actively encouraged the merger of the KPD and SPD into the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, as both she and her husband had worked in worked in solidarity with SPD members in opposing the Nazi regime.[2] From 1946 she was a member of the regional executive of the SED, and from May 1946 to 1948 she was mayor of Jena.
With the 1946 regional elections in Soviet Occupation Zone, Poser was elected to the Landtag of Thuringia and joined the executive committee. Between 1948 and 1959, she had a variety of official positions in the government of the province of Thuringia and, following the elimination of the state ("Land") level of government, in the Gera district ("Bezirk Gera"). From 1948 to 1950 she was a member of the Landtag and from 1950 to 1952 Chair of the Provincial Commission for State Control. After the abolition of provinces within East Germany in 1952, she became chair of the district council (Rat des Bezirkes), for Gera, representative within the Gera district parliament, and a member of the SED executive for the Gera district. In 1959, she resigned from her positions on medical grounds. She was later the chair of the Committee of Antifascist Resistance Fighters (KdAW) for Gera district.
On her 65th birthday on 30 January 1974, Poser was named an honorary citizen of the city of Jena. On 20 March 1991, after the fall of the GDR, this honour was retracted by the city council.
She received the Patriotic Order of Merit three times, in 1954, 1969, and 1978, the last at the highest level (honor clasp in gold).[3]
Literatureedit
Steffen Kachel: Ein rot-roter Sonderweg? Sozialdemokraten und Kommunisten in Thüringen 1919 bis 1949. [= Veröffentlichungen der Historischen Kommission für Thüringen, Kleine Reihe Band 29]. Böhlau, Köln/Weimar/Wien, ISBN978-3-412-20544-7, S. 562.
Referencesedit
^ abAndreas Herbst. "Poser, Lydia, geb. Orban * 30.1.1909, † 30.12.1984 Vorsitzende des Rats des Bezirks Gera". "Wer war wer in der DDR?". Ch. Links Verlag, Berlin & Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur , Berlin. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
^Lydia Poser: Im illegalen Kampf überwanden wir das Trennende. In: Wir schmiedeten die Einheit. Erlebnisberichte von Parteiveteranen, die sich im Kampf für die Einheit der Arbeiterklasse besondere Verdienste erwarben. District Commission for the Study of the History of the Local Workers' Movement in the District Administration of Gera of the SED, 1961, pages. 27–29.
lydia, poser, née, orban, january, 1909, december, 1984, german, politician, widow, executed, communist, official, magnus, poser, member, volkskammerin, office, 1950, 1963personal, detailsborn, 1909, january, 1909heidersbach, suhl, german, empiredieddecember, . Lydia Poser nee Orban 30 January 1909 30 December 1984 was a German politician of the KPD and SED and widow of the executed Communist official Magnus Poser 1 Lydia PoserMember of the VolkskammerIn office 1950 1963Personal detailsBorn 1909 01 30 January 30 1909Heidersbach Suhl German EmpireDiedDecember 30 1984 1984 12 30 aged 75 Jena German Democratic RepublicPolitical partySocialist Unity Party of Germany 1946 Communist Party of Germany 1929 1946 SpouseMagnus Poser Contents 1 Life 2 Honours 3 Literature 4 ReferencesLife editPoser was born as Lydia Orban into a working class family in Heidersbach now a part of Suhl After completing her studies at Volksschule and Lyceum she trained for work as a typist and took a job with a Jena engineering business 1 In 1925 she joined the Young Communist League of Germany and became an employee of the local Communist Party office in Jena and Erfurt From 1927 to 1930 she was chair of the Young Communist working group for Jena and officially joined the Communist Party in 1929 Following the Nazi seizure of power she was detained and placed in protective custody for anti fascist activities From November to December 1933 she was in the district court jail in Weimar and was then transferred to the Bad Sulza concentration camp In April 1934 she was convicted by the Superior Regional Court Oberlandesgericht in Jena of preparation for high treason and transferred to the women s prison in Grafentonna She was released in April 1936 and from 1937 to 1941 worked once again as a typist and from 1941 to 1945 as a cashier After the war she again became an official for the Communist Party and a member of the party leadership in Jena now within the Soviet occupation zone Poser actively encouraged the merger of the KPD and SPD into the Socialist Unity Party of Germany as both she and her husband had worked in worked in solidarity with SPD members in opposing the Nazi regime 2 From 1946 she was a member of the regional executive of the SED and from May 1946 to 1948 she was mayor of Jena With the 1946 regional elections in Soviet Occupation Zone Poser was elected to the Landtag of Thuringia and joined the executive committee Between 1948 and 1959 she had a variety of official positions in the government of the province of Thuringia and following the elimination of the state Land level of government in the Gera district Bezirk Gera From 1948 to 1950 she was a member of the Landtag and from 1950 to 1952 Chair of the Provincial Commission for State Control After the abolition of provinces within East Germany in 1952 she became chair of the district council Rat des Bezirkes for Gera representative within the Gera district parliament and a member of the SED executive for the Gera district In 1959 she resigned from her positions on medical grounds She was later the chair of the Committee of Antifascist Resistance Fighters KdAW for Gera district From 1950 to 1963 she was a member of the national legislature Volkskammer sitting as a representative of the ruling Socialist Unity SED party Honours editFor its 400th anniversary celebration in 1958 the Friedrich Schiller Universitat Jena named Poser an honorary senator Ehrensenator On her 65th birthday on 30 January 1974 Poser was named an honorary citizen of the city of Jena On 20 March 1991 after the fall of the GDR this honour was retracted by the city council She received the Patriotic Order of Merit three times in 1954 1969 and 1978 the last at the highest level honor clasp in gold 3 Literature editSteffen Kachel Ein rot roter Sonderweg Sozialdemokraten und Kommunisten in Thuringen 1919 bis 1949 Veroffentlichungen der Historischen Kommission fur Thuringen Kleine Reihe Band 29 Bohlau Koln Weimar Wien ISBN 978 3 412 20544 7 S 562 References edit a b Andreas Herbst Poser Lydia geb Orban 30 1 1909 30 12 1984 Vorsitzende des Rats des Bezirks Gera Wer war wer in der DDR Ch Links Verlag Berlin amp Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED Diktatur Berlin Retrieved 24 October 2017 Lydia Poser Im illegalen Kampf uberwanden wir das Trennende In Wir schmiedeten die Einheit Erlebnisberichte von Parteiveteranen die sich im Kampf fur die Einheit der Arbeiterklasse besondere Verdienste erwarben District Commission for the Study of the History of the Local Workers Movement in the District Administration of Gera of the SED 1961 pages 27 29 Neues Deutschland 9 Oktober 1978 S 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lydia Poser amp oldid 1175094140, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
