Fritz Böhm (trade unionist)
Fritz Böhm (born February 22, 1920 in Jägerndorf , Czechoslovakia ; † January 10, 2013 ) was a German trade unionist and politician ( SPD ).
Life
After attending the elementary and community school, Böhm, who was a Roman Catholic , completed a commercial apprenticeship and then worked as an employee in the textile industry. In 1939 Fritz Böhm joined the NSDAP as an official ( membership number 6,672,590). From 1940 to 1945 he took part in the Second World War as an infantry soldier. At the end of the war he was captured by the Soviets, from which he was released in 1950.
After his release from captivity settled Böhm as a refugee in the Federal Republic over, settled in Ingolstadt down and was since 1950 as a warehouse worker at the Auto Union GmbH , later Audi AG , active. In 1951 he became the full-time chairman of the works council and successfully represented the interests of the workforce during the strike of 1954. In 1958 he was able to broker a guarantee from the Free State of Bavaria in order to keep automobile production in Ingolstadt. Böhm also played a key role in maintaining Audi's independence in the 1960s and 1970s.
Böhm was from 1952 to 1963 council member of the city of Ingolstadt. From 1958 until his resignation on October 20, 1965, he was a member of the Bavarian State Parliament . He was a member of the German Bundestag from 1965 to 1972. He entered parliament in both electoral terms via the Bavarian state list.
Honors
- Honorary citizenship of the city of Ingolstadt
- 1972: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1981: Large Federal Cross of Merit
- Bavarian Order of Merit
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 , pp. 81-82.
Web links
- Literature by and about Fritz Böhm in the catalog of the German National Library
- Article on Böhm's 90th birthday
Individual evidence
- ^ A journey through time through the factory ( Memento from January 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) In: Donaukurier from January 11, 2013 (accessed on January 11, 2013)
- ↑ Helmut Violence: Members of the Bundestag / I - X legislative period of former NSDAP and / or branch memberships ( Memento from January 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file, accessed on November 19, 2011; 63 kB).
- ^ Fritz Böhm: Der Unbeugsame In: Donaukurier from July 9, 2009 (accessed February 9, 2013)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bohm, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German trade unionists and politicians (SPD), MdL, MdB |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jägerndorf , Sudetenland , Czechoslovakia |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 2013 |