Hero of Labour (East Germany)

The title Hero of Labor (German: Held der Arbeit) was awarded by the German Democratic Republic for supporting the socialist economy, usually by increasing factory output or agricultural yields. It was instituted on 19 April 1950 and was limited to 50 awards per year. A cash prize of up to 10,000 Marks was linked to each award.

Hero of Labor
Held der Arbeit
Awarded for	Economic output
Date	October 13, 1950 (1950-10-13)
Country	East Germany
Reward(s)	10,000 marks
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Recipients

• Hermann Axen
• Franz Dahlem
• Fritz Dallmann
• Luise Ermisch
• Kurt Hager
• Horst Heintze
• Adolf Hennecke
• Margot Honecker
• Erich Mielke
• Günter Mittag
• Willi Stoph
• Josef Wenig
• Ernst Wulf
• Solveig Leo

See also

• Orders, decorations, and medals of East Germany
• Hero of Socialist Labour
• Hero of Labor (Vietnam)
• Hero of Labor (North Korea)

External links

Günther Lieske being awarded the Hero of Labor in 1950 for his work at Stahlgießerei Marten AG.

• List of people awarded the Hero of Labour