Carl von Vogelsang

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Carl von Vogelsang (born July 1, 1900 in Bad Wörishofen , † April 4, 1977 in Lübeck ) was a German journalist and writer . He became known through his publications for the Liechtenstein Fatherland , the party organ of the Fatherland Union in Liechtenstein . He stood out for his radical anti-Semitic tendencies and was accused of high treason by Sally Isenberg . The case went down in Liechtenstein history as the Vogelsang spy affair .

Life

Carl von Vogelsang was a son of Ludwig von Vogelsang and Veronika, née Waibel, and a grandson of the Catholic social reformer Karl von Vogelsang . In 1940 he married Lotte Wegener. He had three children with her. His mother died in childbirth. Vogelsang grew up with relatives in Tyrol , Feldkirch and Vienna , where he attended high school. In 1918 he volunteered for military service in Bavaria with the Alpine hunters. After the First World War he fought in the Freikorps under Bernhard von Hülsen . From 1921 to 1927 he trained as a bookbinder and press correspondent in Kleve . He then studied art in Cologne .

Vogelsang moved to Liechtenstein in 1931 and became a citizen of Schellenberg due to his grandfather's rights. He was a co-founder of the Liechtenstein Homeland Service party and the Liechtenstein Boy Scouts . From 1933 to 1935 he was editor-in-chief of the newspaper of the Liechtenstein Homeland Service, which in 1936 merged with the Christian-Social People's Party to form the Fatherland Union (VU). Then Vogelsang took over the editing of the newspaper "Liechtensteiner Vaterland". Here he was particularly noticeable for his anti-Semitic contributions. Vogelsang also worked for the Liechtenstein Lottery, the owner of which he called the "English-Jewish operator". He sorted and wrote addresses. As early as 1933 he tried to become a member of the NSDAP . He turned to the national group leader of the NSDAP foreign organization in Switzerland ( Davos ), Wilhelm Gustloff . This refused membership because Vogelsang did not have German citizenship.

After Vogelsang secret political information was forwarded to the German and Austrian authorities, he was appointed by Jewish immigrants Sally Isenberg for defamation indicted and accused of treason. The case went down in Liechtenstein history as the Vogelsang spy affair . In 1937 he escaped arrest by fleeing to Lübeck, where he joined the NSDAP in the same year. From 1939 he worked as an editor. In 1945 he was taken prisoner in Italy .

During the Second World War , Vogelsang began to break away from the National Socialist ideology . He was later an editor of various Catholic publications.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Peter Geiger : Krisenzeit Volume 1, Chronos Verlag Zurich, ISBN 3-906393-28-3, pages 450 - 474
  2. ↑ a b c Peter Geiger: Crisis time 1928-1939 Cronus Verlag Zurich. Page 371
  3. ^ Peter Geiger: Crisis time 1928-1939 Cronus Verlag Zurich. Page 372
  4. ^ Vogelsang Carl (Miguel) von, Freiherr, journalist and publicist, Liechtenstein National Archives
personal data
SURNAME Vogelsang, Carl von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH July 1, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Bad Woerishofen
DATE OF DEATH April 4th 1977
Place of death Lübeck