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Marga Heiden was born on 29 November 1921 in Schwerin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Verwandte und Bekannte (1971), Mann gegen Mann (1976) and Heute sterben immer nur die anderen (1991). She was married to Hans-Otto Saß. She died on 1 December 2013 in Schwerin, Germany.

Gerd Staiger was born on 30 November 1930. He was an actor, known for Das unsichtbare Visier (1973), Zille und ick (1983) and Addio, piccola mia (1979). He was married to Kerstin Döring. He died on 19 June 2019 in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Lula Mysz-Gmeiner was born on 16 August 1876 in Kronstadt (Brassó), Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Brasov, Romania]. Lula was an art director. Lula was married to Ernst Mysz. Lula died on 7 August 1948 in Schwerin, Germany.

Johanna Braun was born on 7 May 1929 in Magdeburg, Germany. She was a writer, known for Eva und der neue Adam (1962). She was married to Günter Braun. She died on 24 October 2008 in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Günter Braun was born on 12 May 1928 in Wismar, Germany. He was a writer, known for Eva und der neue Adam (1962). He was married to Johanna Braun. He died on 10 November 2008 in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Maria Besendahl was born on 12 November 1901 in Schwerin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Great Freedom No. 7 (1944), The Rabbit Is Me (1965) and Gejagt bis zum Morgen (1957). She died on 2 January 1983 in Schwerin, German Democratic Republic.

Horst Rehberg was born on 25 September 1937 in Schwerin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Verwirrung der Liebe (1959), Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe (1984) and Cloud 9 (2008). He died on 17 May 2018 in Schwerin, Germany.

Ernst Schumacher was born on 12 September 1921 in Urspring, Bavaria, Germany. He was an actor, known for Erziehung vor Verdun. Der große Krieg der weißen Männer (1973) and Das Jahrhundert des Theaters (2002). He was married to Renate. He died on 7 June 2012 in Schwerin, Teupitz, Brandenburg, Germany.

After the chaos of war, he began attending school in the Soviet occupation zone and then in the GDR. In 1955 the family moved from the GDR to Hamburg, where Klaus continued school and graduated from high school in 1961. Bednarz then studied theater studies, Slavic studies and Eastern European history in Hamburg, Vienna and Moscow. In 1966 he completed his studies with a doctorate in Vienna. Just one year later, Bednarz joined ARD as a correspondent, for which he worked as an editor until 1971. He then worked as a correspondent in Warsaw until 1977. From 1977 to 1982, the journalist headed the ARD studio in Moscow. He then took over the editorial management of the "Auslandsstudio" for Cologne's WDR and helped moderate the "Tagesthemen". In December 1983, Bednarz became editor-in-chief of the political WDR magazine "Monitor", succeeding Gerd Ruge.

In this role and as a commentator on ARD, Bednarz worked tirelessly over the following 18 years to maintain critical and courageous investigative journalism in the Federal Republic and then in reunified Germany, which focused on exposing political scandals and affairs as well as the mistakes of politicians wrote flags. The critical reporting by "Monitor" brought Bednarz and the ARD numerous hostilities and complaints, mostly from CDU/CSU politicians who were affected or felt affected. Through impressive moral courage and tireless research, Bednarz and his editorial team uncovered many violations of civil and human rights at home and abroad. After the collapse of the Soviet Union and German reunification, Bednarz campaigned in the "Monitor" with well-known acrimony against neo-Nazism and xenophobia in Germany and the warmongering of the new global world power.

When "Monitor" celebrated its 30th birthday on May 21, 1995, Bednarz had made the ARD political magazine the recognized school of investigative journalism in Germany. Bednarz left the Monitor editorial team in 2001. Since then he has worked as a special correspondent and chief reporter for WDR television. Bednarz has been honored with numerous awards for his journalistic achievements. In 1984 the journalist received the Grimme Prize, in 1986 the BUND Environmental Prize, followed a year later by the DBG Media Prize. In 1988 he was awarded the Carl von Ossietzky Medal and in 1993 the Association of German Critics Prize. In 1999, Bednarz was honored with the German Environmental Prize. From 2002, Bednarz worked as a special correspondent and chief reporter for WDR television. In his television reports and book publications, he deals not only with the countries in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, but also with the south of Chile and Argentina.

In 2003 he was honored with the gold medal at the Yalta International Film and Television Festival. In 2007 and 2009 he published the books "The Northern Cross. Journey through Karelia" and "Distance and Proximity: From my journalistic life".

Ekkehard Hahn was born on 3 November 1934 in Naumburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Much Ado About Nothing (1964), Als Martin vierzehn war (1964) and Alfons Zitterbacke (1986). He died on 29 July 2020 in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Rudolf Ahlers was born on 14 August 1889 in Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. He was a writer, known for Peter spielt mit dem Feuer (1938). He died on 29 March 1954 in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Rudolf Frickau was born on 15 June 1903 in Ronneburg, Thuringia, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Thing in the Castle (1979), Chiffriert an Chef - Ausfall Nr. 5 (1979) and Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe (1984). He died on 2 January 2000 in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Lore Tappe was born on 23 April 1934 in Bremerhaven, Germany. She was an actress, known for Ein brauchbarer Mann (1989), Hannes Scharf (1967) and Trutz (1991). She died on 12 February 2014 in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.