Hendrik Born
Hendrik Born ( born July 5, 1944 in Loitz ) is a former German naval officer, most recently Vice Admiral and last chief of the People's Navy.
Life
Born's parents had eight children, his father had become after the return from captivity in 1950, operating and traffic railwaymen.
The family moved to Stralsund, where Hendrik Born took off on the EOS, today's Hansa -Gymnasium, graduated from high school. His career goal was a teacher. The Society for Sport and Technology, he sailed on trawlers of the type K-10 and organized courses at the high school officer of the People's Navy " Karl Liebknecht ".
After targeted advertising, he decided to take up the profession of a soldier and to become an officer. With his entry into the military academy on August 29, 1963, the training, which he completed with the appointment on 1 October 1967 under Lieutenant began. During this time Born joined the Socialist Unity Party of Germany ( SED). He served from 1967 to 1970 as Feuerleitoffizier on coastal protection vessels 124 and 122 (Riga - class) in the 4th Flotilla in Warnemünde. This activity joined 345 (type " Condor II" ) from 1970 to 1972 on the service as commander of the Marine, mine sweeping, and Räumschiff. On 7 October 1972 the National Day of the GDR, Born was promoted to lieutenant commander. Born in the same year was ordered to study at the Seekriegsakademie the Soviet Union in Leningrad.
In Leningrad Born Enessa Andrejewna Komkina met, whom he later married. He graduated in 1976 with a degree in military scientist with the predicate " with distinction" and was promoted on October 1, 1976 Lieutenant Commander. Born was then commander of the coast guard vessel 142 ( Koni - class) in the 4th Flotilla; However, this ship was made by delivery problems only in the year 1979 under the name " Berlin is the capital of the GDR" in the service and got another commander. Born and his team had been prepared on board the sister ship "Rostock" for use, but lived until 1978 only on a barge in the harbor of the 4th Flotilla.
Born in 1978 Head of the working group operational work of the staff of the 4th Flotilla. In preparation for the United maneuver " brotherhood of arms 80 ", he worked in Rostock House of the Estates in a deception serving "fake wand", the durchexerziert another plan. On October 7, 1980 Born Commander, 1981 Deputy Director for operational work and later chief of staff.
In 1981, he joined as Vice Flotilla Commander and Chief of Staff to the 1st Flotilla in Peenemünde. From 1984 to 1989 he led this flotilla. On 1 March 1985 he was promoted to Captain and on 7 October 1988 Rear Admiral. He was the youngest admiral in the People's Navy. In August 1988, he led a fleet visit to the People's Navy in Gothenburg.
After Theodor Hoffmann was Minister of National Defence, Hendrik Born succeeded him as head of the People's Navy, with simultaneous transport on 11 December 1989 as Vice Admiral. He held until his adoption into retirement on October 2, 1990 This service position. Born was the first chief of the People's Navy, who was no longer Deputy Minister of National Defence. 1990, of the German Navy 's takeover in rank Rear Admiral been considered, but it was not performed due to a political decision by the Federal Minister of Defence. After the accession of the GDR to the Federal Republic of Germany Born was a few weeks as a civilian advisor to the commander of the navy commandos Rostock, Rear Admiral Dirk Horten, works.
After this activity was Born at Bremer Vulkan active and after subsequent unemployment as a sales manager at MAN Turbo AG in the area of the Caspian Sea and Turkey.