Albert Baldauf

Albert Baldauf (born December 8, 1917 in Beaumarais , Rhine Province , Kingdom of Prussia , † October 25, 1991 in Lebach ) was a German CDU politician .

Life

Soon he attended the Roman Catholic elementary school in Beaumarais. In 1932 he began an apprenticeship as an electrician at the Röchling Iron and Steel Works in Völklingen , which he completed in 1936 with the journeyman's examination. After his labor service , he volunteered for the Navy in 1938 . In the Second World War he was transferred to the submarine weapon. After a frontline mission on U 49 , which was sunk near Narvik in 1940 , he was taken prisoner by the British , which lasted until 1947.

After his imprisonment, he worked as an apprentice trainer at VSE AG in Saarland and also attended the master's school, which he finished in 1949 with a master craftsman's certificate.

Baldauf died of leukemia on October 25, 1991 .

Political party

Since 1952, Baldauf was a co-founder of the Saarland CDU, which was still illegal at the time, and campaigned for the Saarland to be reintegrated into the Federal Republic of Germany . In 1957 he became chairman of the CDU district association Saarlouis .

MP

Baldauf belonged to the German Bundestag from 1957 to 1965. He represented the constituency of Saarlouis- Merzig in parliament. He was then a member of the Saarland state parliament ( 1965–1970 ).

Public offices

From 1956 to 1964 Baldauf was mayor of Wallerfangen .

Honors

Baldauf was awarded the Saarland Order of Merit on April 25, 1977 .

literature

Rudolf Vierhaus , Ludolf Herbst (eds.), Bruno Jahn (collaborators): Biographical manual of the members of the German Bundestag. 1949-2002. Vol. 1: A-M. KG Saur, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-598-23782-0 , p. 32.

Individual evidence

^ Official handbook of the German Bundestag, 3rd electoral period
^ Announcement of awards of the Saarland Order of Merit . In: Head of the State Chancellery (Ed.): Official Gazette of the Saarland . No. 18 . Saarbrücker Zeitung Verlag und Druckerei GmbH, Saarbrücken May 9, 1977, p. 391–392 ( uni-saarland.de [PDF; 244 kB ; accessed on May 27, 2017]).

personal data
SURNAME	Soon, Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German politician (CDU), MdB, MdL
DATE OF BIRTH	December 8, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH	Beaumarais
DATE OF DEATH	October 25, 1991
Place of death	Lebach

[1] Official handbook of the German Bundestag, 3rd electoral period

[svo-2] Announcement of awards of the Saarland Order of Merit . In: Head of the State Chancellery (Ed.): Official Gazette of the Saarland . No. 18 . Saarbrücker Zeitung Verlag und Druckerei GmbH, Saarbrücken May 9, 1977, p. 391–392 ( uni-saarland.de [PDF; 244 kB ; accessed on May 27, 2017]).