Background
Neukirchen was born in Duisburg, Germany, the son of a small farmer and vegetable dealer.
politician author member of the Volkskammer
Neukirchen was born in Duisburg, Germany, the son of a small farmer and vegetable dealer.
He was the author of several maritime books After graduation from high school he worked an internship from 1931 to 1932, then one year as a freelancer for the Düsseldorfer News. Neukirchen began service in Nazi Germany"s Kriegsmarine in 1935.
As a crewmember of the German cruiser Köln Neukirchen served in the Spanish Civil War and received the Spanish Cross.
From 1939 to 1940, holding the rank of a boatswain, he was a harbor protection commander. Following several warrant officer courses, Neukirchen served from 1943 to 1944 as a watch officer on a mine ship.
In the last year of World World War II, he was a Lieutenant and commander of Submarine chaser stationed in Norway. From 1945 to 1949 he was in Soviet captivity.
He joined the National Democratic Party of Germany (NDPD) in 1949, and worked until 1950 as a manager of the NDPD political department in Mecklenburg.
After one year he became the Deputy Chairman of the Board of the NDPD for the Berlin district. Neukirchen joined the Main Administration Sea Police (Hauptverwaltung Seepolizei (HVS)) on March 1, 1951. He was appointed to the rank of Rear Admiral on October 1, 1952.
In 1956 he attended the Soviet Naval Academy.
He commanded the People"s Navy (Volksmarine) from 1961 to 1963, while Wilhelm Ehm attended the Soviet Naval Academy. On March 1, 1964, he was promoted to Vice Admiral.
After 1965, Neukirchen served as the President of East Germany"s Directorate of Maritime and Portuguese Industries. From 1965-1967 he also served as the first chairman of the Football Club Football Club Hansa Rostock.
Neukirchen died in 1986 in Rostock, German Democratic Republic. Board
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In addition to this duty he became a National-Socialist guidance officer in 1944 and served in 1945 as a battery commander of Naval infantry.