Stefan Doernberg
- May 3, 2010
- 85 years
About Stefan Doernberg
Stefan Doernberg was a notable figure. Doernberg died in 2010 at the age of 85.
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60 Seconds Life Story
Stefan Doernberg lived a remarkable life defined by his roles as a German soldier, academic, and diplomat.
Stefan Doernberg
d. 2010
60 Seconds: Stefan Doernberg's Life Story
A look at the life of German writer, teacher, and former diplomat Stefan Doernberg.
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Stefan Doernberg lived a remarkable life defined by his roles as a German soldier, academic, and diplomat. Born in 1924, he emigrated to the Soviet Union with his parents in 1935. During the Second World War, he joined the Red Army on the day of Operation Barbarossa. He served as a Lieutenant in the 8th Guards Army, seeing combat in Ukraine, Poland, and Berlin. Following the war, Doernberg became a researcher and served as the final director of the International Relations Institute for East Germany. Between 1981 and 1987, he represented the German Democratic Republic as ambassador to Finland. He spent his final years as a writer and teacher before his death in 2010 at age 85.
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Full Biography
|Stefan Doernberg (21 June 1924 – 3 May 2010) was a German writer, secondary school teacher and Researcher of Contemporary History as well as the final director of International Relations Institute for the Academy of the State and Jurisprudence (ASR in German) for the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). He was the East German ambassador to Finland from 1981 to 1987.
Early life
Doernberg was born the son of an official of the KPD. In 1935, he and his parents emigrated to the Soviet Union where he attended the Karl Liebknecht School. In 1939, he joined the KJVD and received his Abitur in Moscow.
On the day of Operation Barbarossa, he joined the Red Army. He was temporarily interned in a work camp in the Urals because of his German origins but he returned from his stay there to the front after schooling in the Comintern. As a Lieutenant in the 8th Guards Army he participated in the battles in Ukraine, Poland, and Berlin.
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