Fritz Behrendt , the designer of the first DDR staatswappen has died yesterday in Amsterdam , at the age of 83 .
He was a well known international political cartoonist , he was born in Berlin as son of jewish parents , the family moved to Amsterdam in 1938 .
He designed the first staatswappen ( with only a hammer ) that was in use from 1950-1953 .
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http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staatswappen_der_DDR
I met him a few times , the first time was when he signed his book '' Hebt u Marx nog gezien ? '' for me in 1985 .
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The In Memoriam page on the internet for Fritz Behrendt
http://nl.respectance.com/Fritz_Behrendt
Regards , Johan
He was a well known international political cartoonist , he was born in Berlin as son of jewish parents , the family moved to Amsterdam in 1938 .
He designed the first staatswappen ( with only a hammer ) that was in use from 1950-1953 .
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[/IMG]http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staatswappen_der_DDR
I met him a few times , the first time was when he signed his book '' Hebt u Marx nog gezien ? '' for me in 1985 .
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[/IMG]The In Memoriam page on the internet for Fritz Behrendt
http://nl.respectance.com/Fritz_Behrendt
Regards , Johan