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The Life of Erich Honecker
Many thanks to Paul Webster for his support!
Recommended books:
The man who built the Berlin Wall – Nathan Morley - https://amzn.to/4dsbAxs
Beyond the wall – Katja Hoyer - https://amzn.to/3X62bpB
In German language:
Waldsiedlung Wandlitz – Eine Landschaft der Macht – Jürgen Danyel & Elke Kimmel - https://amzn.to/4dN5lUz
Used sources:
Next to the books above, I used:
Erich Honecker – Eine Biographie – Jan N. Lorenzen
Der Sturz – Honecker im Kreuzverhör – Andert & Herzberg
Pictures:
• Erich Honecker 1976 - By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-R1220-401 / Photographer unknown / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29621797
• House of birth in Wiebelskirchen - Von EPei, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24457817
• Honecker 1950 - ...
published: 18 Aug 2024
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The Life of Erich Honecker (English)
A short video about Erich Honecker (1912-1994) the former
General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany in the German Democratic Republic
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Honecker
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Honecker
ziegelbrenner wikipedia
Karl Ludwig Lange wikipedia
Federal German Archive
published: 12 Nov 2022
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East German leader Erich Honecker deposed
(18 Oct 1989) Full Story: w045739
GNS G23108910
23/10/1989
Digibeta in the archive
}QUOTE REF HONECKER GOES: EAST BERLIN. East German leader Erich Honecker
GS23108910 was deposed on 18 October and replaced by Politburo member
23.10.89 Egon Krenz, another hardline Communist who wants no truck
with capitalism or opposition parties. Six years ago, Krenz,
the son of a tailor, became the youngest member of the
Politburo, where he has been in charge of security. Most
observers saw him as the natural successor, groomed by
Honecker in his own image, that of a staunch and orthodox
Stalinist. Date Shot: 18/19.10.89
WTN
GS TAPE &...
published: 21 Jul 2015
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The rise and fall of East German leader Erich Honecker #coldwar #podcast #history #eastgermany #gdr
Honecker emerged as an ambitious political player and became the shadowy mastermind behind the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, a crucial moment in twentieth-century history.
Author Nathan Morley brings to life the story of the longtime leader of the German Democratic Republic. Drawing from a wealth of untapped archival sources – and firsthand interviews with Honecker’s lawyers, journalists, and contemporary witnesses – Morley paints a vivid portrait of how an uneducated miner’s son from the Saarland rose to the highest ranks of the German Communist Party.
Having survived a decade of brutality in Nazi prisons, and frequently on the verge of being relegated to obscurity, he managed to overthrow strongman Walter Ulbricht at the height of the Cold War and reigned supreme over the GD...
published: 29 Jul 2023
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Erich Honecker am Flughafen Schönefeld, 1989
Erich Honecker erwartet Generalsekretär Michail Gorbatschow am Flughafen Schönefeld.
Freudig wedelnd halten Bürgerinnen und Bürger die Fahnen der DDR und der UdSSR in die Höhe.
Es ist der 06.10.1989, ein Tag vor dem 40. Jahrestag der DDR. Menschenmassen versammeln sich um den Flugplatz, auf dem der Flieger des russischen Politikers landet.
Honecker gibt sich zufrieden. Auf die Frage eines Reporters hin antwortet er: "...Ich fühl mich wie ein Berliner heute".
Video-Angaben:
Zeitraum: 1989
Auflösung: SD
Seitenverhältnis: 4:3
Originalton: ja
Farbe: ja
Quelle: DRA - aus "Aktuelle Kamera", DDR-Fernsehen, 06.10.1989
Für Archivrecherchen, Materialsichtung und -bereitstellung, Rechteklärung und kommerzielle Lizenzierungen besuchen Sie: https://footage-berlin.com/
Für nicht-kommerzielle An...
published: 27 May 2019
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Chile - Erich Honecker's Funeral
(31 May 1994) Hundreds of communists and leftists attended a funeral service in
Santiago, Chile on Monday (30/5) for Erich Honecker, the former
East German leader and architect of the Berlin Wall who died
Sunday in self-imposed exile in Chile. The crowd applauded and
threw red carnations at Honecker's coffin, which was draped in the
flag of former East Germany and escorted by his widow, Margot, and
daughter Sonja. Many of the mourners were Chileans who had lived
in political exile in the former East Germany during Chile's
right-wing military dictatorship under General Augusto Pinochet.
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published: 21 Jul 2015
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Erich Honecker steps down, October 18, 1989
After leading the SED for 18 years, Erich Honecker steps down on 18 November 1989.
His successor is Egon Krenz, 25 years Honecker’s junior. Krenz will only spend a few weeks in power.
Honecker flees to Moscow in 1991. The following year he is charged with manslaughter in Berlin in connection with the deaths of those who were shot and killed at the Wall. The case is dropped after Honecker’s lawyers complain to the Berlin Constitutional Court.
In 1993 Honecker emigrates to Chile, where he dies a year later at the age of 81.
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Erich Honecker tritt zurück, 18. Oktober 1989
Erich Honecker tritt am 18. November 1989 zurück. 18 Jahre lang hatte er an der Spitze der Sozialistischen Einheitspartei SED gestanden.
Sein Nachfolger wird der 25 Jahre jüngere Egon Krenz, der sich allerdings nur...
published: 29 Nov 2016
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Rede Erich Honecker 40 Jahre DDR 1989
Schlußworte der Rede von Erich Honecker auf der Festveranstaltung zum 40. Jahrestag der DDR am 3. Oktober 1989
published: 07 Oct 2010
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Wagenknecht wird mit Diktator verglichen?
Heute sprechen wir über den Thüringer Ministerpräsidenten, Bodo Ramelow, der Sahra Wagenknecht mit dem ehemaligen DDR Chef Erich Honecker verglichen hat.
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published: 21 Oct 2024
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Erich Honecker besoffen
published: 04 Oct 2009
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The Life of Erich Honecker
Many thanks to Paul Webster for his support!
Recommended books:
The man who built the Berlin Wall – Nathan Morley - https://amzn.to/4dsbAxs
Beyond the wall – K...
Many thanks to Paul Webster for his support!
Recommended books:
The man who built the Berlin Wall – Nathan Morley - https://amzn.to/4dsbAxs
Beyond the wall – Katja Hoyer - https://amzn.to/3X62bpB
In German language:
Waldsiedlung Wandlitz – Eine Landschaft der Macht – Jürgen Danyel & Elke Kimmel - https://amzn.to/4dN5lUz
Used sources:
Next to the books above, I used:
Erich Honecker – Eine Biographie – Jan N. Lorenzen
Der Sturz – Honecker im Kreuzverhör – Andert & Herzberg
Pictures:
• Erich Honecker 1976 - By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-R1220-401 / Photographer unknown / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29621797
• House of birth in Wiebelskirchen - Von EPei, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24457817
• Honecker 1950 - By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-08583-0017 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5338813
• Honecker 1958 – By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-57000-0512 / Zühlsdorf / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5429617
• 40th anniversary GDR 1989 - By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1989-1007-402 / Franke, Klaus / CC-BY-SA, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5347481
• Edith Baumann 1946 - Von Deutsche Fotothek, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6548679
• FDJ logo - By Jgaray - FDJ, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3451322
• Margot Honecker 1967 - By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-F0714-0050-001 / Hochneder, Christa / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5433370
• Egon Krenz – By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1984-0704-400 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5423027
• Dmitry Ustinov - By Mil.ru, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=110974657
• Pomerania map - By Svolks - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17448105
• Gestapo headquarters Berlin - By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-R97512 / Autor/-in unbekannt / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5368800
• Strauss, Schalck & Honecker – By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1990-0226-315 / Mittelstädt, Rainer / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5425218
• Honecker with Andropov and Brezhnev - By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-F0417-0001-028 / Gahlbeck, Friedrich / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5433204
• Gerhard Schürer – 1982 - By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1982-1123-416 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5422690
• KPD flag - By R-41~commonswiki - Eigenes Werk http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/de%7Dkpd.html, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16104447
• Das deutsche Reich - By kgberger - own drawing/Source of Information: Putzger – Historischer Weltatlas, 89. Auflage, 1965, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3414361
• Piotr Abrasimov - By Original Image ALDOR46This cropped extract: Charles01 - Cropped extract of File:Член ВС ГСВГ Губин И.А. с супругой Посол СССР в ГДР Абрасимов П.А., Зайцева М.И. и Главком Зайцев М.М.. Берлин 1983..jpg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39795652
• Women’s prison Barnimstrasse – By Bundesarchiv, Bild 102-12436 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5480528
• Wolf Biermann – By Marco Maas/fotografirma.de - https://www.flickr.com/photos/qnibert/3035298792/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8414789
• Helmut Schmidt – By Bundesarchiv, B 145 Bild-F048644-0035 / Wegmann, Ludwig / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5456903
• Gorbachev & Honecker – By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1986-0421-049 / Rainer Mittelstädt / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5423406
• Beelitz-Heilstätten – By Chad W - welcome..., CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2982246
• Boris Yeltsin - By Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91861698
• Moabit Prison – By A.Savin - Eigenes Werk, FAL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65074112
Corrections:
1:18 The map shows the Pommerania in Germany of today, however at that time Pommerania was much larger towards the east.
23:11 Andropov, not Chernenko, was head of the KGB.
https://wn.com/The_Life_Of_Erich_Honecker
Many thanks to Paul Webster for his support!
Recommended books:
The man who built the Berlin Wall – Nathan Morley - https://amzn.to/4dsbAxs
Beyond the wall – Katja Hoyer - https://amzn.to/3X62bpB
In German language:
Waldsiedlung Wandlitz – Eine Landschaft der Macht – Jürgen Danyel & Elke Kimmel - https://amzn.to/4dN5lUz
Used sources:
Next to the books above, I used:
Erich Honecker – Eine Biographie – Jan N. Lorenzen
Der Sturz – Honecker im Kreuzverhör – Andert & Herzberg
Pictures:
• Erich Honecker 1976 - By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-R1220-401 / Photographer unknown / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29621797
• House of birth in Wiebelskirchen - Von EPei, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24457817
• Honecker 1950 - By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-08583-0017 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5338813
• Honecker 1958 – By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-57000-0512 / Zühlsdorf / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5429617
• 40th anniversary GDR 1989 - By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1989-1007-402 / Franke, Klaus / CC-BY-SA, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5347481
• Edith Baumann 1946 - Von Deutsche Fotothek, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6548679
• FDJ logo - By Jgaray - FDJ, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3451322
• Margot Honecker 1967 - By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-F0714-0050-001 / Hochneder, Christa / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5433370
• Egon Krenz – By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1984-0704-400 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5423027
• Dmitry Ustinov - By Mil.ru, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=110974657
• Pomerania map - By Svolks - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17448105
• Gestapo headquarters Berlin - By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-R97512 / Autor/-in unbekannt / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5368800
• Strauss, Schalck & Honecker – By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1990-0226-315 / Mittelstädt, Rainer / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5425218
• Honecker with Andropov and Brezhnev - By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-F0417-0001-028 / Gahlbeck, Friedrich / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5433204
• Gerhard Schürer – 1982 - By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1982-1123-416 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5422690
• KPD flag - By R-41~commonswiki - Eigenes Werk http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/de%7Dkpd.html, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16104447
• Das deutsche Reich - By kgberger - own drawing/Source of Information: Putzger – Historischer Weltatlas, 89. Auflage, 1965, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3414361
• Piotr Abrasimov - By Original Image ALDOR46This cropped extract: Charles01 - Cropped extract of File:Член ВС ГСВГ Губин И.А. с супругой Посол СССР в ГДР Абрасимов П.А., Зайцева М.И. и Главком Зайцев М.М.. Берлин 1983..jpg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39795652
• Women’s prison Barnimstrasse – By Bundesarchiv, Bild 102-12436 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5480528
• Wolf Biermann – By Marco Maas/fotografirma.de - https://www.flickr.com/photos/qnibert/3035298792/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8414789
• Helmut Schmidt – By Bundesarchiv, B 145 Bild-F048644-0035 / Wegmann, Ludwig / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5456903
• Gorbachev & Honecker – By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1986-0421-049 / Rainer Mittelstädt / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5423406
• Beelitz-Heilstätten – By Chad W - welcome..., CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2982246
• Boris Yeltsin - By Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91861698
• Moabit Prison – By A.Savin - Eigenes Werk, FAL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65074112
Corrections:
1:18 The map shows the Pommerania in Germany of today, however at that time Pommerania was much larger towards the east.
23:11 Andropov, not Chernenko, was head of the KGB.
- published: 18 Aug 2024
- views: 133603
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The Life of Erich Honecker (English)
A short video about Erich Honecker (1912-1994) the former
General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany in the German Democratic Republic
Referen...
A short video about Erich Honecker (1912-1994) the former
General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany in the German Democratic Republic
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Honecker
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Honecker
ziegelbrenner wikipedia
Karl Ludwig Lange wikipedia
Federal German Archive
https://wn.com/The_Life_Of_Erich_Honecker_(English)
A short video about Erich Honecker (1912-1994) the former
General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany in the German Democratic Republic
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Honecker
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Honecker
ziegelbrenner wikipedia
Karl Ludwig Lange wikipedia
Federal German Archive
- published: 12 Nov 2022
- views: 15812
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East German leader Erich Honecker deposed
(18 Oct 1989) Full Story: w045739
GNS G23108910
23/10/1989
Digibeta in the archive
}QUOTE REF HONECKER GOES: EAST BERLIN. East German leader Erich Honecke...
(18 Oct 1989) Full Story: w045739
GNS G23108910
23/10/1989
Digibeta in the archive
}QUOTE REF HONECKER GOES: EAST BERLIN. East German leader Erich Honecker
GS23108910 was deposed on 18 October and replaced by Politburo member
23.10.89 Egon Krenz, another hardline Communist who wants no truck
with capitalism or opposition parties. Six years ago, Krenz,
the son of a tailor, became the youngest member of the
Politburo, where he has been in charge of security. Most
observers saw him as the natural successor, groomed by
Honecker in his own image, that of a staunch and orthodox
Stalinist. Date Shot: 18/19.10.89
WTN
GS TAPE & CASSETTE GS231089
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FILE PICTURES of Honecker speaking. Honecker with Gorbachev.
Honecker at 35th anniversay of GDR state (Oct 84). Honecker
meets Andropov (May 1983).Honecker with Schmidt (Dec
1981). Honecker with Gorbachev.
(WTN)
18.10.89 EAST BERLIN. Egon Krenz reacting to taking over
leadership, saying there is much work to be done in the GDR.
(WTN)
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(18 Oct 1989) Full Story: w045739
GNS G23108910
23/10/1989
Digibeta in the archive
}QUOTE REF HONECKER GOES: EAST BERLIN. East German leader Erich Honecker
GS23108910 was deposed on 18 October and replaced by Politburo member
23.10.89 Egon Krenz, another hardline Communist who wants no truck
with capitalism or opposition parties. Six years ago, Krenz,
the son of a tailor, became the youngest member of the
Politburo, where he has been in charge of security. Most
observers saw him as the natural successor, groomed by
Honecker in his own image, that of a staunch and orthodox
Stalinist. Date Shot: 18/19.10.89
WTN
GS TAPE & CASSETTE GS231089
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FILE PICTURES of Honecker speaking. Honecker with Gorbachev.
Honecker at 35th anniversay of GDR state (Oct 84). Honecker
meets Andropov (May 1983).Honecker with Schmidt (Dec
1981). Honecker with Gorbachev.
(WTN)
18.10.89 EAST BERLIN. Egon Krenz reacting to taking over
leadership, saying there is much work to be done in the GDR.
(WTN)
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- published: 21 Jul 2015
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1:08:06
The rise and fall of East German leader Erich Honecker #coldwar #podcast #history #eastgermany #gdr
Honecker emerged as an ambitious political player and became the shadowy mastermind behind the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, a crucial moment in twen...
Honecker emerged as an ambitious political player and became the shadowy mastermind behind the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, a crucial moment in twentieth-century history.
Author Nathan Morley brings to life the story of the longtime leader of the German Democratic Republic. Drawing from a wealth of untapped archival sources – and firsthand interviews with Honecker’s lawyers, journalists, and contemporary witnesses – Morley paints a vivid portrait of how an uneducated miner’s son from the Saarland rose to the highest ranks of the German Communist Party.
Having survived a decade of brutality in Nazi prisons, and frequently on the verge of being relegated to obscurity, he managed to overthrow strongman Walter Ulbricht at the height of the Cold War and reigned supreme over the GDR between 1971-1989.
However, by 1980, the Honecker honeymoon was on the wane as a decade of economic and social difficulties blighted the GDR. Then, as tumultuous changes swept through the Soviet bloc, everything in and around him collapsed in 1989. His health, his certainties, his ideology, his apparatus of power, and his beloved SED party.
0:00 Introduction and discussion on the life of Eric Honecker
5:42 Overview of Honecker's early life and family background
13:49 Honecker's return to Germany and the state of the country
19:37 Honecker's post-war life and rise in East German politics
28:01 Honecker's struggle with the exodus of East Germany's population
34:53 Operation Rose: The division of Berlin
44:10 Public perception of Honecker in East Germany
46:05 Intensifying economic struggles in East Germany and Poland
55:26 Honecker's refusal to follow Gorbachev's reforms and health decline
1:01:19 Honecker's extradition and trial in Berlin
1:03:17 Honecker's release and final years in Chile
1:05:29 Honecker's funeral and tributes received
1:06:51 Mention of the book "The Man Who Built the Berlin Wall" by Nathan Morley and podcast extras
1:07:22 Acknowledgement of podcast's financial supporters and closing remarks
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Honecker emerged as an ambitious political player and became the shadowy mastermind behind the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, a crucial moment in twentieth-century history.
Author Nathan Morley brings to life the story of the longtime leader of the German Democratic Republic. Drawing from a wealth of untapped archival sources – and firsthand interviews with Honecker’s lawyers, journalists, and contemporary witnesses – Morley paints a vivid portrait of how an uneducated miner’s son from the Saarland rose to the highest ranks of the German Communist Party.
Having survived a decade of brutality in Nazi prisons, and frequently on the verge of being relegated to obscurity, he managed to overthrow strongman Walter Ulbricht at the height of the Cold War and reigned supreme over the GDR between 1971-1989.
However, by 1980, the Honecker honeymoon was on the wane as a decade of economic and social difficulties blighted the GDR. Then, as tumultuous changes swept through the Soviet bloc, everything in and around him collapsed in 1989. His health, his certainties, his ideology, his apparatus of power, and his beloved SED party.
0:00 Introduction and discussion on the life of Eric Honecker
5:42 Overview of Honecker's early life and family background
13:49 Honecker's return to Germany and the state of the country
19:37 Honecker's post-war life and rise in East German politics
28:01 Honecker's struggle with the exodus of East Germany's population
34:53 Operation Rose: The division of Berlin
44:10 Public perception of Honecker in East Germany
46:05 Intensifying economic struggles in East Germany and Poland
55:26 Honecker's refusal to follow Gorbachev's reforms and health decline
1:01:19 Honecker's extradition and trial in Berlin
1:03:17 Honecker's release and final years in Chile
1:05:29 Honecker's funeral and tributes received
1:06:51 Mention of the book "The Man Who Built the Berlin Wall" by Nathan Morley and podcast extras
1:07:22 Acknowledgement of podcast's financial supporters and closing remarks
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- published: 29 Jul 2023
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Erich Honecker am Flughafen Schönefeld, 1989
Erich Honecker erwartet Generalsekretär Michail Gorbatschow am Flughafen Schönefeld.
Freudig wedelnd halten Bürgerinnen und Bürger die Fahnen der DDR und der U...
Erich Honecker erwartet Generalsekretär Michail Gorbatschow am Flughafen Schönefeld.
Freudig wedelnd halten Bürgerinnen und Bürger die Fahnen der DDR und der UdSSR in die Höhe.
Es ist der 06.10.1989, ein Tag vor dem 40. Jahrestag der DDR. Menschenmassen versammeln sich um den Flugplatz, auf dem der Flieger des russischen Politikers landet.
Honecker gibt sich zufrieden. Auf die Frage eines Reporters hin antwortet er: "...Ich fühl mich wie ein Berliner heute".
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Quelle: DRA - aus "Aktuelle Kamera", DDR-Fernsehen, 06.10.1989
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Erich Honecker erwartet Generalsekretär Michail Gorbatschow am Flughafen Schönefeld.
Freudig wedelnd halten Bürgerinnen und Bürger die Fahnen der DDR und der UdSSR in die Höhe.
Es ist der 06.10.1989, ein Tag vor dem 40. Jahrestag der DDR. Menschenmassen versammeln sich um den Flugplatz, auf dem der Flieger des russischen Politikers landet.
Honecker gibt sich zufrieden. Auf die Frage eines Reporters hin antwortet er: "...Ich fühl mich wie ein Berliner heute".
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Zeitraum: 1989
Auflösung: SD
Seitenverhältnis: 4:3
Originalton: ja
Farbe: ja
Quelle: DRA - aus "Aktuelle Kamera", DDR-Fernsehen, 06.10.1989
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- published: 27 May 2019
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Chile - Erich Honecker's Funeral
(31 May 1994) Hundreds of communists and leftists attended a funeral service in
Santiago, Chile on Monday (30/5) for Erich Honecker, the former
East German le...
(31 May 1994) Hundreds of communists and leftists attended a funeral service in
Santiago, Chile on Monday (30/5) for Erich Honecker, the former
East German leader and architect of the Berlin Wall who died
Sunday in self-imposed exile in Chile. The crowd applauded and
threw red carnations at Honecker's coffin, which was draped in the
flag of former East Germany and escorted by his widow, Margot, and
daughter Sonja. Many of the mourners were Chileans who had lived
in political exile in the former East Germany during Chile's
right-wing military dictatorship under General Augusto Pinochet.
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(31 May 1994) Hundreds of communists and leftists attended a funeral service in
Santiago, Chile on Monday (30/5) for Erich Honecker, the former
East German leader and architect of the Berlin Wall who died
Sunday in self-imposed exile in Chile. The crowd applauded and
threw red carnations at Honecker's coffin, which was draped in the
flag of former East Germany and escorted by his widow, Margot, and
daughter Sonja. Many of the mourners were Chileans who had lived
in political exile in the former East Germany during Chile's
right-wing military dictatorship under General Augusto Pinochet.
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- published: 21 Jul 2015
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Erich Honecker steps down, October 18, 1989
After leading the SED for 18 years, Erich Honecker steps down on 18 November 1989.
His successor is Egon Krenz, 25 years Honecker’s junior. Krenz will only sp...
After leading the SED for 18 years, Erich Honecker steps down on 18 November 1989.
His successor is Egon Krenz, 25 years Honecker’s junior. Krenz will only spend a few weeks in power.
Honecker flees to Moscow in 1991. The following year he is charged with manslaughter in Berlin in connection with the deaths of those who were shot and killed at the Wall. The case is dropped after Honecker’s lawyers complain to the Berlin Constitutional Court.
In 1993 Honecker emigrates to Chile, where he dies a year later at the age of 81.
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Erich Honecker tritt zurück, 18. Oktober 1989
Erich Honecker tritt am 18. November 1989 zurück. 18 Jahre lang hatte er an der Spitze der Sozialistischen Einheitspartei SED gestanden.
Sein Nachfolger wird der 25 Jahre jüngere Egon Krenz, der sich allerdings nur wenige Wochen an der Macht halten kann.
Honecker flüchtet 1991 nach Moskau. 1992 wird er in Berlin im Zusammenhang mit den Todesschüssen an der Mauer wegen Totschlags angeklagt. Das Verfahren wird eingestellt, nachdem seine Anwälte das Berliner Verfassungsgericht angerufen hatten.
Honecker reist 1993 nach Chile aus und stirbt dort mit 81 Jahren 1994.
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After leading the SED for 18 years, Erich Honecker steps down on 18 November 1989.
His successor is Egon Krenz, 25 years Honecker’s junior. Krenz will only spend a few weeks in power.
Honecker flees to Moscow in 1991. The following year he is charged with manslaughter in Berlin in connection with the deaths of those who were shot and killed at the Wall. The case is dropped after Honecker’s lawyers complain to the Berlin Constitutional Court.
In 1993 Honecker emigrates to Chile, where he dies a year later at the age of 81.
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Erich Honecker tritt zurück, 18. Oktober 1989
Erich Honecker tritt am 18. November 1989 zurück. 18 Jahre lang hatte er an der Spitze der Sozialistischen Einheitspartei SED gestanden.
Sein Nachfolger wird der 25 Jahre jüngere Egon Krenz, der sich allerdings nur wenige Wochen an der Macht halten kann.
Honecker flüchtet 1991 nach Moskau. 1992 wird er in Berlin im Zusammenhang mit den Todesschüssen an der Mauer wegen Totschlags angeklagt. Das Verfahren wird eingestellt, nachdem seine Anwälte das Berliner Verfassungsgericht angerufen hatten.
Honecker reist 1993 nach Chile aus und stirbt dort mit 81 Jahren 1994.
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- published: 29 Nov 2016
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Rede Erich Honecker 40 Jahre DDR 1989
Schlußworte der Rede von Erich Honecker auf der Festveranstaltung zum 40. Jahrestag der DDR am 3. Oktober 1989
Schlußworte der Rede von Erich Honecker auf der Festveranstaltung zum 40. Jahrestag der DDR am 3. Oktober 1989
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Schlußworte der Rede von Erich Honecker auf der Festveranstaltung zum 40. Jahrestag der DDR am 3. Oktober 1989
- published: 07 Oct 2010
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Wagenknecht wird mit Diktator verglichen?
Heute sprechen wir über den Thüringer Ministerpräsidenten, Bodo Ramelow, der Sahra Wagenknecht mit dem ehemaligen DDR Chef Erich Honecker verglichen hat.
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- published: 21 Oct 2024
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