Max Opitz

Max Opitz
Max Opitz
	Opitz in 1951
Mayor of Leipzig
	In office; 18 May 1949 – 5 June 1951
Preceded by	Erich Zeigner
Succeeded by	Erich Uhlich
Preceded by
Parliamentary constituencies
Member of the Volkskammer; for Berlin
	In office; 15 October 1950 – 20 October 1963
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Multi-member district
Member of the Reichstag; for Westphalia North
	In office; Not seated
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of the Landtag of Prussia; for Westphalia North
	In office; 24 April 1932 – 31 March 1933
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of the Landtag of Saxony
	In office; 25 November 1926 – 30 May 1930
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Multi-member district
Personal details
Born	September 11, 1890; Bernsdorf, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire
Died	January 7, 1982 (aged 91); East Berlin, East Germany
Resting place	Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde
Party	KPD (1919–1946); SED (after 1946)
Spouse(s)	Ida Helene Fischer; Erna Baldauf; Ella Keller
Awards	Patriotic Order of Merit, honour clasp (1975); Patriotic Order of Merit, in gold (1970 & 1965); Order of Karl Marx (1960); Patriotic Order of Merit, in silver (1959 & 1954); Medal for Fighters Against Fascism (1958); Medal of Honor of the Volkspolizei (1955)
Military service
Allegiance	German Empire
Branch/service	Imperial German Army
Years of service	1911–1913; 1914–1918
Unit	Uhlan Regiment No. 21
Battles/wars	World War I (WIA)
	Central institution membership 1929: Candidate member,; KPD Central Committee ; Other offices held 1945–1949: Chief,; Dresden Police ; 1933: Political Leader,; Württemberg KPD ; 1932–1933: Political Leader,; Ruhr KPD ; 1931–1932: Political Leader,; Hesse-Frankfurt KPD ; 1931: Political Leader,; Lower Rhine KPD ; 1928–1931: Political Leader,; Erzgebirge-Vogtland KPD ; 1927–1928: Organizational Leader,; Erzgebirge-Vogtland KPD ;

Max Ernst Opitz (September 11, 1890 – January 7, 1982) was a German communist politician and functionary who served in several legislative positions in the Weimar Republic and East Germany between 1926 and 1963. In the latter state, he also served as mayor of Leipzig from 1949 to 1951.