Mittig was born in Liberec (Reichenberg), Czechoslovakia. He attended engineering school from 1939 to 1942 before being drafted into the army in 1943. At the end of World War II, he remained in the Soviet occupied zone and completed his engineering schooling.
Stasi career
In 1950, Mittig joined the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) and in 1952 he was appointed by the Stasi to division III of the Bureau of Economics in Potsdam. In 1953, he was appointed head of division III, in 1954 deputy operations head, and in 1955 Bureau head. From 1956–1963 he served as a member of the SED district management in Potsdam. Mittig served as Deputy Minister of the Stasi from 1975 to 1989 under Erich Mielke. In 1986, he became a member of the central committee of the SED and promoted to senior general of the Stasi.
Upon dissolution of the Stasi in 1989, he served as head of the successor Office of National Security until January 1990, when he retired.
rudi, mittig, january, 1925, august, 1994, senior, officer, east, german, stasi, born, 1925, january, 1925liberec, czechoslovakiadied28, august, 1994, 1994, aged, berlinnationalitygermanoccupationdeputy, minister, stasiespionage, activityallegianceeast, german. Rudi Mittig 26 January 1925 28 August 1994 was a senior officer of the East German Stasi Rudi MittigBorn 1925 01 25 25 January 1925Liberec CzechoslovakiaDied28 August 1994 1994 08 28 aged 69 BerlinNationalityGermanOccupationDeputy Minister of the StasiEspionage activityAllegianceEast GermanyService branchGeneral Intelligence Administration Hauptverwaltung Aufklarung Service years1952 1990RankGeneraloberstBirth education EditMittig was born in Liberec Reichenberg Czechoslovakia He attended engineering school from 1939 to 1942 before being drafted into the army in 1943 At the end of World War II he remained in the Soviet occupied zone and completed his engineering schooling Stasi career EditIn 1950 Mittig joined the Socialist Unity Party of Germany SED and in 1952 he was appointed by the Stasi to division III of the Bureau of Economics in Potsdam In 1953 he was appointed head of division III in 1954 deputy operations head and in 1955 Bureau head From 1956 1963 he served as a member of the SED district management in Potsdam Mittig served as Deputy Minister of the Stasi from 1975 to 1989 under Erich Mielke In 1986 he became a member of the central committee of the SED and promoted to senior general of the Stasi Upon dissolution of the Stasi in 1989 he served as head of the successor Office of National Security until January 1990 when he retired He died in Berlin Germany in 1994 This article about a German politician of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rudi Mittig amp oldid 1113379458, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
