Hans Carl Graf von Hardenberg
Hans Carl Graf von Hardenberg (born December 11, 1909 in Hanover , † January 19, 1996 in Munich ) was a German diplomat .
Life
His parents were Alice von Campe (born December 19, 1888 in Hanover ; † April 25, 1979 in Telgte ) and Hans Graf von Hardenberg (born April 13, 1875 on the Hardenberg ; † October 15, 1943 Hanover).
Von Hardenberg attended the monastery school Roßleben near Artern . He studied law in Lausanne , Washington (Georgetown) and Göttingen . In 1936 he passed the second state examination in law, in 1937 he joined the NSDAP ( membership number 4377465) and became SA- Rottenführer. From 1938 to 1942 he was a Councilor in the commercial policy department of the Ministry of Economics busy.
In 1943 he was drafted into the Wehrmacht and captured by the Red Army in 1945 . Von Hardenberg returned from Soviet captivity in 1953. From 1953 to 1957 he headed a department in the trade policy department of the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany. From 1962 von Hardenberg was consul in Geneva and was later promoted to ministerial director and permanent representative of Germany to the United Nations in Geneva . From 1968 to 1973 he was Ambassador Permanent Representative of Germany to the OECD in Paris.
Von Hardenberg was married to Martha-Elisabeth Willmer (born January 28, 1910 in Hanover ; † September 6, 2001 in Munich ). The children sprang from marriage:
- Gustava-Alice Countess von Hardenberg (born May 25, 1937 in Meran), married to Bars Bastian Graf Wallwitz (born January 25, 1929 in Nieder-Gurig; † September 11, 2005 in Untermberg)
- Carl-Willmer Graf von Hardenberg (born January 10, 1939 in Berlin)
Awards
- 1944: Wound badge in black
- 1944: War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords
- 1959: Commander's Cross of the Order Isabel la Católica (Spain)
- 1959: Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- 1960: Commander's Cross of the Order of the White Elephant , Thailand
- 1964: Commander's Cross of the Order de Mayo al Mérito of Argentina
- 1964: Large silver medal of honor with the star for services to the Republic of Austria
- 1966: Grand Officer's Cross of the Portuguese Order of Infante Dom Henrique
- 1969: Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Peru
- 1969: Great Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Individual evidence
- ↑ Braunbuch , Braunbuch: Diplomats Ribbentrops in the Foreign Service Bonn ( Memento from October 6, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Hardenberg, Hans Karl Graf von, Dr.
- ^ Heinz Droege, Fritz Münch, Ellinor von Puttkamer : The Federal Republic of Germany and the United Nations. 1967, 206 pp.
- ↑ Scott Sullivan: From war to wealth. Fifty years of innovation. OECD Publications, 1997, p. 117.
- ^ Alice Countess Hardenberg: Bündische Jugend und Auslands. Diss. Mach. Munich 1966, p. 176 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Franz Thierfelder |
Permanent representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations in Geneva from 1961 to 1964 |
Rupprecht von Keller |
| Rudolf Vogel |
Permanent representative of Germany to the OECD in Paris from 1968 to 1973 |
Egon Emmel |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hardenberg, Hans Carl Graf von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ambassador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 1996 |
| Place of death | Munich |