Dieter Kratzsch

Dieter Kratzsch played for ASK Vorwärts Crimmitschau from 1962-70, after playing earlier with SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt. In 1966 he won a bronze medal at the Europeans, which the team received only in 1999. In total Kratzsch earned 109 international caps. He was inducted into the German Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988.

In 1968 the only Olympic match between the two Germanys took place at Grenoble. The match was won by West Germany 4-2 in the final round in 17th February, resulting in a seventh place finish for West Germany and eighth for East Germany. As a result, in 1970 the East German government decided not to give further state support to ice hockey.