Otto Arndt (19 July 1920 – 3 February 1992) was an East German politician who served as minister of transport and General Director of the Deutsche Reichsbahn from 1970 until 1989.
The son of a locomotive driver, Arndt was born in Aschersleben in 1920 and was trained as a locksmith. He served in the Luftwaffe during World War II with the rank of Obergefreiter. After the war, he trained to become a railway inspector and began his career in the Reichsbahn. Arndt was also very politically active and was a founding member of the Socialist Unity Party in the newly created German Democratic Republic.
In 1970, Arndt succeeded Erwin Kramer as Minister of Transport and Director of the Deutsche Reichsbahn and served in those capacities until he resigned alongside other government ministers in November 1989. He was also a member of the Volkskammer until March 1990.[1]
^Reuter, Elke; Müller-Enbergs, Helmut (2010). Wer war wer in der DDR? [Who was Who in the GDR?] (in German). Berlin: Ch. Links. ISBN9783861535614.
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January 01, 1970
otto, arndt, july, 1920, february, 1992, east, german, politician, served, minister, transport, general, director, deutsche, reichsbahn, from, 1970, until, 1989, minister, transportin, office, december, 1970, november, 1989preceded, byerwin, kramersucceeded, b. Otto Arndt 19 July 1920 3 February 1992 was an East German politician who served as minister of transport and General Director of the Deutsche Reichsbahn from 1970 until 1989 Otto ArndtMinister of TransportIn office 15 December 1970 7 November 1989Preceded byErwin KramerSucceeded byHeinrich ScholzGeneral Director of the Deutsche ReichsbahnIn office 1970 1989Preceded byErwin KramerSucceeded byHerbert KeddiMember of the VolkskammerIn office 1976 March 1990Personal detailsBorn19 July 1920Aschersleben German ReichDied3 February 1992 1992 02 04 aged 71 Berlin GermanyPolitical partyPDSSEDOccupationPoliticianMilitary serviceAllegiance Nazi GermanyBranch serviceLuftwaffeYears of service1942 1943RankObergefreiterWarsWorld War II Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography editThe son of a locomotive driver Arndt was born in Aschersleben in 1920 and was trained as a locksmith He served in the Luftwaffe during World War II with the rank of Obergefreiter After the war he trained to become a railway inspector and began his career in the Reichsbahn Arndt was also very politically active and was a founding member of the Socialist Unity Party in the newly created German Democratic Republic In 1970 Arndt succeeded Erwin Kramer as Minister of Transport and Director of the Deutsche Reichsbahn and served in those capacities until he resigned alongside other government ministers in November 1989 He was also a member of the Volkskammer until March 1990 1 See also editCouncil of Ministers of East Germany Transport in the German Democratic RepublicReferences edit Reuter Elke Muller Enbergs Helmut 2010 Wer war wer in der DDR Who was Who in the GDR in German Berlin Ch Links ISBN 9783861535614 External links edit nbsp Media related to Otto Arndt at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Otto Arndt amp oldid 1173237050, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
