Max Opitz
Max Opitz | |
|---|---|
Max Opitz, 1951 | |
| Member of the Volkskammer | |
| In office 1950–1963 | |
| Mayor of Leipzig | |
| In office 1949–1951 | |
| Preceded by | Erich Zeigner |
| Succeeded by | Erich Uhlich |
| Member of the Riechstag | |
| In office 1933–1933 | |
| Member of the Landtag of Prussia | |
| In office 1932–1933 | |
| Member of the Landtag of the Free State of Saxony | |
| In office 1926–1930 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 11, 1890 Bernsdorf, Zwickau, German Empire |
| Died | January 7, 1982 (aged 91) East Berlin, German Democratic Republic |
| Resting place | Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery |
| Political party | Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1946–) Communist Party of Germany (1919–1946) |
| Spouse(s) | Ida Helene Fischer Erna Baldauf Ella Keller |
| Awards | Patriotic Order of Merit, honour clasp (1975) Patriotic Order of Merit, in gold (1970 & 1965) Order of Karl Marx (1960) Patriotic Order of Merit, in silver (1959 & 1954) Medal for Fighters Against Fascism (1958) Medal of Honor of the Volkspolizei (1955) |
| Military Service | |
| Allegiance | German Empire |
| Branch | Imperial German Army |
| Battles / wars | First World War (WIA) |
Max Ernst Opitz (September 11, 1890 – January 7, 1982) was a German politician and Holocaust survivor.