Bund_Deutscher_Segler

Bund Deutscher Segler

Bund Deutscher Segler

German Democratic Republic sailing sports governing body

The Bund Deutscher Segler (BDS) was the governing body of the Deutscher Turn- und Sportbund for sailing sports in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). It was founded in East Berlin in April of 1958 and merged with the German Sailing Federation after German reunification in early 1991.[1] By 1988 it had 31,318 members and 2,231 trainers across the GDR.[2]

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Presidents of the BDS

Günther Kley1958–1961
Herbert Fechner1961–1990
Walter Kaczmarek1990–1991

References

  1. [1]
    Herbst, Andreas; Ranke, Winfried; Winkler, Jürgen (1994). So funktionierte die DDR Band 2 - Lexikon der Organisationen und Institutionen [This is How the GDR Worked Volume 2 - Lexicon of Organizations and Institutions] (in German). Hamburg: Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag. ISBN 9783499163494.
  2. [2]
    Statistisches Jahrbuch 1989 der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik


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