Hans Sonnleitner

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Hans Sonnleitner (* 1931 in Karlsdorf , Kingdom of Yugoslavia ) was a German publisher and from 1982 to 2009 head of the publishing house of the “Donauschwäbischen Kulturstiftung” in Munich and author of several books on the history of the Danube Swabians .

Life

From 1945 to 1947, Hans Sonnleitner was interned as a “ Volksdeutscher ” in various prison camps in the Serbian Banat ( Vojvodina ). He then came to Germany, where he completed a degree in economics and then worked as a department director and authorized signatory at Siemens . In 1982 he founded with Josef Volkmar Senz et al. the publishing house of the "Donauschwäbischen Kulturstiftung" in Munich, of which he took over until 2009. He is the author of several books on the history of the Danube Swabians.

Publications (selection)

  • Action Intelligence in Karlsdorf. Facts and backgrounds, reflections on the question of meaning about murder and death. Commemorative 1944-1984 about the murder of 36 Karlsdorf residents. Donauschwäbisches Archiv, 1986. 512 pp.
  • Danube Swabian distress under the Tito star: factual report of a family: Events in the years 1944-1947 with a political and moral evaluation.
  • Etymology of the family name Sonnleitner: presented in connection with the origin of German family names and a collection of relevant field and place names as well as literary statements about name and sun.
  • Family coat of arms Sonnleitner coat of arms documents, paternal line, family tree.
  • What is required in turbulent times is biographical notes, bibliographical, chronological data with overarching perspectives on a demanding life. With Georg Wildmann , Karl Weber et al. Documentation working group of the Donauschwäbischen Kulturstiftung.
  • History of Danube Swabian literature from 1848 to 2000, scholarly literature, ideological literature in Romania and Hungary after 1945, literary evidence from Croatia, Serbia, the USA, Canada and Australia after 1945, dialect poetry, memoirs and reports.
  • Karlsdorf in the course of Danube Swabian history.
  • Guide to the documentation series Crimes against Germans in Yugoslavia 1944 - 1948. Complete overview with thematic additions and registers.
  • Danube Swabian legacy in south-eastern Central Europe. Publishing house of the Donauschwäbischen Kulturstiftung, Munich 2008. 405 pp.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Center against Expulsions : Society for Threatened Peoples supports the Center against Expulsions in Berlin. August 5, 2002
  2. ^ Donauschwäbische Kulturstiftung: Handover of the baton at the DKS - Young Trio elected unanimously. ( Memento of the original from February 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. July 11, 2009 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kulturstiftung.donauschwaben.net
  3. ^ Association of Expellees in Bavaria: 70 Years of Danube Swabia . ( Memento of the original from February 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. May 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bdv-bayern.de
  4. ^ The Donauschwabe: The Donauschwäbische Kulturstiftung.
personal data
SURNAME Sonnleitner, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German publisher
DATE OF BIRTH 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Karlsdorf , Kingdom of Yugoslavia