List of leaders of administrative divisions of East Germany
This article lists the leaders of administrative divisions of East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, DDR).
[1] Until 1952,[2] GDR was divided into 5 states (German: Länder), from north to south: Mecklenburg, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony and Thuringia.
From 1952 until 1990,[2] GDR was divided into 14 Regions (German: Bezirke), each named after their capitals, from north to south: Rostock, Neubrandenburg, Schwerin, Potsdam, Frankfurt, Magdeburg, Cottbus, Halle, Leipzig, Erfurt, Dresden, Karl-Marx-Stadt (named Chemnitz until the 1953 Karl Marx Year[3]), Gera and Suhl.
Due to its special status, East Berlin (German: Ost-Berlin) was originally not counted as a Bezirk.
[4] Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (LDPD) German Democratic Party (DDP) Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)
Länder
of the GDR, in red.
Bezirke
of the GDR, with their capitals in red.
Location of Mecklenburg within the GDR.
Location of Brandenburg within the GDR.
Location of Saxony-Anhalt within the GDR.
Location of Saxony within the GDR.
Location of Thuringia within the GDR.
Thuringia SED building
Location of Bezirk Rostock within the GDR.
Location of Bezirk Neubrandenburg within the GDR.
Location of Bezirk Schwerin within the GDR.
Location of Bezirk Potsdam within the GDR.
Location of Bezirk Frankfurt within the GDR.
Location of Bezirk Magdeburg within the GDR.
Location of Bezirk Cottbus within the GDR.
Location of Bezirk Halle within the GDR.
Former Bezirk Halle SED building, still known today as "Café Böhme" in local vernacular, in May 2006
Location of Bezirk Leipzig within the GDR.
Location of Bezirk Erfurt within the GDR.
Location of Bezirk Dresden within the GDR.
Location of Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt within the GDR.
Location of Bezirk Gera within the GDR.
Former Bezirk Gera SED building in March 2012
Location of Bezirk Suhl within the GDR.
Locations of Wismut in Saxony and Thuringia
Former SDAG Wismut SED building in Chemnitz in August 2008
