Fritz Rettig
Fritz Otto August Rettig (born May 9, 1901 in Bremen ; † November 6, 1981 in Hamburg ) was the first chairman of the board of directors of the German Employees' Union (DAG) today ver.di from 1949 to 1959 .
Life
Fritz Rettig was the son of a master saddler. After attending elementary school, he completed a commercial apprenticeship in the Hamburg wholesaler. In 1918 he was drafted into the production of grenades and came into contact with the trade unions. In 1919 he joined the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and in 1920 became a full-time trade union functionary of the Federation of Employees (GdA). He was also active in the Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold .
After the National Socialists came to power in 1933, he was temporarily detained by the Sturmabteilung (SA) and removed from his position as managing director of the GdA district of Hamburg. From 1934 to 1938 he worked as an independent general agent in the insurance industry. In 1939 he was drafted into the Wehrmacht and served in the Air Force until 1945, most recently as a sergeant major .
Rettig returned to Hamburg in 1945 and became a co-founder of the German Employees' Union (DAG) in the British zone. In 1948 he became deputy chairman of the DAG in the British zone and, in 1949, succeeded Wilhelm Dörr as chairman of the DAG. In 1959 he resigned from the chair for health reasons. Rettig, deputy chairman of the Federal Insurance Agency for Salaried Employees (BfA) since 1953, became chairman of the BfA's board of directors in 1961.
He has published numerous articles and articles on socio-political topics. From 1959 to 1960 he was a member of the Advisory Board of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation .
He was married to Helene Krömer; her daughter Helga Slessarew was a professor at the University of Cincinnati (Ohio / USA). He and his daughter had tried to organize an American-German youth exchange.
Awards
- In 1966 he received the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1969 the Great Cross of Merit with a star.
literature
- Who is who? The German Who is Who, ed. by Walter Habel, arani Verlags-GmbH, Berlin 1970, p. 1036.
- Boris Schwitzer: Rettig, Fritz Otto August. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-428-11202-4 , p. 448 f. ( Digitized version ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ DAG press release of May 7, 1981
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rettig, Fritz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rettig, Fritz Otto August (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German trade unionist, first chairman of the German salaried union (DAG) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bremen |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 6, 1981 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |