Hermann Lorenz (August 2, 1928 - 2001) was an officer in the Ministry of Interior of the GDR and its last executioner. He operated mainly at the Leipzig prison, where he conducted the last 20 executions on German soil between 1969 and 1981, primarily for murder. His last two executions were in 1980 and 1981. Lorenz was known for his meticulous and punctual nature as a department head. He retired due to health reasons in 1980 but briefly returned for one last execution. The death penalty was abolished in the GDR in 1987.
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Time Zone - Europe/Prague (1:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - Hermann
army man, warrior
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Hermann Lorenz belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Nejdek
Place of Death: Leipzig
Occupation: executioner
Employers: Ministerium des Inneren (MdI) der DDR | Strafvollzugseinrichtung Leipzig
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Ephemeris for August 2, 1928
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 2, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for August 2, 2025 |
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| Sun | 9 Leo 52 | 10 Leo 25 | 14 Scorpio 48 |
| Moon | 19 Aquarius 48 | 20 Scorpio 33 | 19 Virgo 26 |
| Mercury | 25 Cancer 31 | 7 Leo 55 | 26 Libra 2 |
| Venus | 18 Leo 41 | 2 Cancer 39 | 18 Sagittarius 3 |
| Mars | 25 Taurus 39 | 27 Virgo 12 | 9 Cancer 8 |
| Jupiter | 9 Taurus 7 | 12 Cancer 2 | 4 Taurus 1 |
| Saturn | 13 Sagittarius 5 | 1 Aries 28 | 17 Sagittarius 46 |
| Uranus | 7 Aries 13 | 0 Gemini 59 | 3 Aries 58 |
| Neptune | 28 Leo 12 | 1 Aries 57 | 1 Virgo 12 |
| Pluto | 17 Cancer 18 | 2 Aquarius 23 | 18 Cancer 19 |
| Rahu | 6 Gemini 17 | 20 Pisces 11 | 1 Gemini 9 |
| Ketu | 6 Sagittarius 17 | 20 Virgo 11 | 1 Sagittarius 9 |
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