Peasants Mutual Aid Association



































Peasants Mutual Aid Association
Vereinigung der gegenseitigen Bauernhilfe
Flagge VdgB.svg
VdgB logo.png
Formation 1945–1946
Extinction 1990–1994
Headquarters East Berlin
Location
  • East Germany
Membership
640,000
Chairman
Otto Körting (1947–1950)
Friedrich Wehmer (1950–1964)
Ernst Wulf (1964–1979)
Fritz Zeuner (1979–1982)
Fritz Dallman (1982–1990)
Karl Dämmrich (1990)

The Peasants Mutual Aid Association (German: Vereinigung der gegenseitigen Bauernhilfe, VdgB) was an East German mass organization for peasants and farmers (later also gardeners.) It was founded in the 1945–1946 period and was a participant in the National Front. From 1950 to 1963 and again in 1986 it had representation in the Volkskammer.[1]


In 1989 a GDR publication put the membership of the VdgB at 632,000 persons.[2] During the Peaceful Revolution the VdgB suffered due to its extensive connections with the ruling Socialist Unity Party.[3] In February 1990 it changed its name to the Farmers Association of the GDR, but was unable to make the transition from East German society to that of a reunified Germany. It was fully liquidated in 1994.


From 1979 to 1990, the VdgB operated the Ringberghaus, a large hotel east of the city of Suhl. The hotel's purpose was to provide accommodation for farmers on holiday in the Thuringian Forest, and a VdgB voucher was required for lodging.



Chairmen of the VdgB






































Name
Term
Party
Otto Körting November 1947 – March 1950

SPD, SED
Friedrich Wehmer March 1950 – February 1964
SED
Ernst Wulf March 1964 – October 1979
SED
Fritz Zeuner October 1979 – September 1982
SED
Fritz Dallmann September 1982 – March 1990
SED
Karl Dämmrich 1990

SPD


References





  1. ^ Gert-Joachim Glaessner. The Unification Process in Germany: From Dictatorship to Democracy. 1992. p. 33.


  2. ^ The German Democratic Republic. Berlin: Panorama DDR. 1989. p. 37.


  3. ^ Jonathan Osmond & Rachel Alsop. German Reunification: A Reference Guide and Commentary. 1992. p. 211.




External links


  • Association for Mutual Farmers Assistance 1949–1990 (East Germany)









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