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Manfred Döring

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Manfred Döring (born 18 November 1932) is a former Major general (Generalmajor) with the East German Ministry for State Security (Stasi).[1] He also served, between 1987 and 1990, as commander of the elite motorised rifles regiment, the Felix Dzerzhinsky Guards.[1]

Life

Döring was born in Oberfrohna, a small town a short distance to the west of Chemnitz (known before 1990 as Karl-Marx-Stadt) that had grown up as a centre for textiles based industries. His father was a tailor.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Jens Gieseke. "Döring, Manfred * 18.11.1932: Kommandeur des MfS-Wachregiments". "Wer war wer in der DDR? Ein Lexikon ostdeutscher Biographien". Ch. Links Verlag & Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur. Retrieved 6 November 2015.