Hans Bernhard Count von Schweinitz

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Hans Bernhard Graf von Schweinitz and Krain, Baron von Kauder (born July 3, 1926 in Liegnitz , Lower Silesia Province ; † July 16, 2008 in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler ) was a German ministerial official , politician and writer .

Life

The former Krayner Castle of the Counts of Schweinitz, 2012

Graf Schweinitz came from the Silesian noble family von Schweinitz and grew up in Liegnitz. After basic training by private tutors, he attended the Knights' Academy in Liegnitz from 1936 and the secondary schools in Liegnitz and Wohlau from 1938 . The draft for the war emergency service took place in 1943, in the following year the employment in the Wehrmacht and thus the participation in the Second World War . After his release from American captivity in 1946, he was able to take the Abitur in Korntal . In 1947 he began studying new history , constitutional law and political science in Tübingen and was able to complete this in 1953 with a doctorate under Hans Rothfels .

In 1982 he married Hedwig Hörsch from Ahrweiler.

Graf von Schweinitz died on July 16, 2008 and was buried in the Ahrtor cemetery in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler.

Documents on his activities are in the archive for Christian-Democratic Politics of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Sankt Augustin .

Professional Activities

Graf Schweinitz began his professional activity in 1953 at what was then the Federal Office for Foreign Trade Information in Cologne . There he became head of the EEC division in 1957. From 1959 to 1978 he worked at the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government in Bonn . He was the personal speaker and speechwriter for the Federal Chancellors Konrad Adenauer , Ludwig Erhard and Kurt Georg Kiesinger . In 1963 he was responsible for organizing the press when US President John F. Kennedy visited Germany . Graf von Schweinitz was the founder of the regular MPs visits by citizens from the respective constituencies (at that time "Bonn trips"). He designed u. a. Ludwig Erhard's farewell speech to the Bundestag or the Chancellor's Christmas speech in 1968.

From 1978 to 1991 he worked in the Federal Ministry of Defense , where he was head of the Bundeswehr recruiting department in the information and press staff . Under his leadership u. a. the slogan A strong force developed. In addition, he was responsible for the Bundeswehr's BigBand .

After his retirement in 1993 he worked for an advertising agency in Wesseling for several years .

Graf von Schweinitz was also active extensively as an author. Publications can be found at WDR and Heilbronner Voice . In the 1960s he wrote a weekly column for the Inter Nationes Materndienst .

politics

Garf Schweinitz had been a member of the CDU since 1972. For the federal election in 1976 he applied as a direct candidate in the federal constituency Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis . After being nominated by his local association in Cologne- Porz, however, he was defeated by Franz Heinrich Krey, who later became a member of the Bundestag . Count Schweinitz, who was described as a liberal Christian , saw a deficit in the CDU compared to the liberal element.

In 1975 Schweinitz was elected to the board of the CDU Porz as deputy chairman.

literature

  • Hans Bernhard Graf von Schweinitz: The pine crane . A novel from the last few years of Silesia. Knesebeck et al. Schuler , Munich 1988, ISBN 3-926901-05-5 , p. 439 .
  • Hans Bernhard Graf von Schweinitz: Highlights of German history . Press and Information Office of the Federal Government, Bonn 1975, p. 80 .
  • Hans Bernhard Graf von Schweinitz, Günther Schulz: Measures to facilitate exports in the Benelux countries. France and Italy . Erich Schmidt Verlag , Berlin 1961, p. 78 .
  • Hans Bernhard Graf von Schweinitz: Hohenlohe and the "mediatization" in Franconia and Swabia . Tübingen 1952, p. 212 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b General-Anzeiger, Bonn (ed.): Obituary for Dr. Hans Bernhard Graf von Schweinitz and Krain, Baron von Kauder . Bonn August 9, 2008.
  2. ↑ Archive :: Publications. In: Archive. Konrad Adenauer Foundation, accessed on August 15, 2019 .
  3. ^ Eifel Verlag authors. Retrieved August 17, 2019 .
  4. ↑ finding aid 01-860 Hans Bernhard Graf von Schweinitz. Archive for Christian Democratic Politics of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, 2014, accessed on August 15, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Article in General-Anzeiger , Bonn, from August 5, 2008: "He was the 'pen' of three Federal Chancellors" Author: Günther Schmitt In: Archive for Christian Democratic Politics; Signature: 01-860; Press documentation
  6. ↑ Article in the Frankfurter Abendpost from 15./16. June 1963; Page 2: "You are slowly preparing for the Kennedy chaos ... and Count Schweinitz offered the 'transport facility'" In: Archive for Christian Democratic Politics; Signature: 01-860; File: 01-860-006 / 4; Description: "John F. Kennedy's visit to Germany in 1963"
  7. ↑ Stenographic transcript: Press conference in the Bundeshaus , Bonn, on June 14, 1963 with government spokesman Karl-Günther von Hase and Graf Schweinitz. In: Archive for Christian Democratic Politics; Signature: 01-860; File: 01-860-006 / 4; Description: "John F. Kennedy's visit to Germany in 1963"
  8. ↑ Note from the Bundestag on trips to parliament: https://www.bundestag.de/besuche/fuehrung/besuchaufeinladeinesab detailed
  9. ^ Archives for Christian Democratic Politics; Signature: 01-860; File: 01-860-001 / 2; Title: "Texts Federal Chancellor II 1965–1968"
  10. ↑ TV and print campaign - Bundeswehr | Harald Bloch - creative and marketing maker. Retrieved on August 16, 2019 (German).
  11. ^ Archives for Christian Democratic Politics; Signature: 01-860; File: 01-860-002 / 2; Name: "Inter Nationes I (1962)"
  12. ^ Letter from Graf Schweinitz to the CDU district office in Bergisch Gladbach from May 3, 1972. In: Archives for Christian Democratic Politics; Signature: 01-860; File: 01-860-006 / 5; Title: "Press releases and reports on engagement in the CDU (1972–1978)"
  13. ↑ a b Article in Kölnische Rundschau of October 30, 1975: “The candidate for the CDU in Porz is Schweinitz”. In: Archive for Christian Democratic Politics; Signature: 01-860; File: 01-860-006 / 5; Title: "Press releases and reports on engagement in the CDU (1972–1978)"
  14. ^ Article in Kölnische Rundschau of December 15, 1975: "Superior victory after a thrilling race". In: Archive for Christian Democratic Politics; Signature: 01-860; File: 01-860-006 / 5; Title: "Press releases and reports on engagement in the CDU (1972–1978)"
  15. ^ Article in Kölnische Rundschau of January 16, 1975: "Weber's clear election victory astonished". In: Archive for Christian Democratic Politics; Signature: 01-860; File: 01-860-006 / 5; Title: "Press releases and reports on engagement in the CDU (1972–1978)"
  16. ^ Marie Frisé: From Silesia last days. (PDF) In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. May 26, 1988. Retrieved August 17, 2019 .
  17. ^ Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Dept. Hohenlohe-Zentralarchiv Neuenstein. Baden-Württemberg State Archives, accessed on August 17, 2019 .
  18. ^ Schweinitz, Hans-Bernhard Graf von: Hohenlohe and the "mediatization" in Franconia and Swabia; Diss., Typescript, XI, 212 pages, 1952. - German digital library. Retrieved July 12, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Schweinitz, Hans Bernhard Graf von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schweinitz and Krain von Kauder, Hans-Bernhard von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German ministerial official, politician (CDU) and writer
DATE OF BIRTH July 3, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Liegnitz , Lower Silesia Province
DATE OF DEATH July 16, 2008
Place of death Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler