Fritz Streletz (28 September 1926 – 24 March 2025) was a German army general of the GDR.
In 1944, he entered the Wehrmacht as a noncommissioned officer after graduating from military school in Deggendorf. He was captured by Soviet forces in February 1945 and released in October 1948, whereupon he joined the Volkspolizei. In 1956, he joined the precursor to the National People's Army, the Kasernierte Volkspolizei, as an officer.Hans Ehlert, Armin Wagner: Genosse General! Die Militärelite der DDR in biografischen Skizzen. Ch Links Verlag, Berlin, 2003
In 1991, after the reunification of Germany, Streletz was arrested. He was charged in February 1992 for the incitement to kill German civilians fleeing East Germany and was found guilty. He was sentenced to five years and six months in prison but was released in October 1997.
Streletz remained committed to the GDR's ideals after reunification.
Streletz died on 24 March 2025, at the age of 98.DDR-Vizeminister Fritz Streletz ist tot
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