Heinz Maria Oeftering

Heinz Maria Oeftering (1971)

Heinz Maria Oeftering (born August 31, 1903 in Munich ; † May 18, 2004 in Frankfurt am Main ) was "First President" of the German Federal Railroad from 1957 to 1972 and, in 1957, briefly President of the Federal Audit Office .

Life

Oeftering, the son of a high school professor, studied law and specialized in finance and tax law. From 1932 to 1934 he was a councilor at the Reichsfinanzhof , then until 1943 senior councilor in the Reich Ministry of Finance . He was then drafted into the Wehrmacht , most recently as a non-commissioned officer .

In 1945 he became president of the audit office in Rhineland-Palatinate and from 1948 honorary professor in Mainz . 1950–1957 he was Ministerial Director in the Federal Ministry of Finance. From February 21 to May 12, 1957 he was President of the Federal Audit Office .

From 1957 until reaching the age limit in 1972 he was first president of the Deutsche Bundesbahn and until 1977 president of the board of directors of DB. In his first term of office, the number of employees fell from 537,000 to around 435,000 people, and sales rose from 6 to 11 billion DM. In May 1962, he was reappointed as First President for another five years. On May 5, 1967, he was reappointed in this capacity. The term of office began on May 13, 1967 and ended on May 12, 1972. During his term of office, a large part of the rail network was electrified and the Trans-Europ-Express and InterCity (1971) were introduced. During his tenure, the organizational structure was comprehensively changed; u. a. the number of Federal Railway Directorates was significantly reduced.

In 1959 and 1960 he was the first German President of the International Union of Railways (UIC). Around 1967 he was vice president of the association. At the end of 1970 he was appointed commander of the French Legion of Honor for his efforts to bring the European railways together . Oeftering was a member of numerous supervisory boards , including at Volkswagen . He was an honorary member of the Railway Fishing Club, Lübeck-Travemünde. Their ocean-going sport fishing boat was baptized in his name in his presence. In his private life he owned a model railway . He died at the age of 100.

Honors

Award certificate for the Great Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Certificate of Honorary Knight Commander of the British Order of Victoria

Bavarian Order of Merit (May 21, 1962)
Commander of the Spanish Order of Isabella the Catholic (March 11, 1963)
Plaque of Honor of the City of Frankfurt am Main (August 31, 1963)
Officer of the French Legion of Honor (December 18, 1963)
Honorary doctorate from TU Berlin for his achievements in building up the Federal Railroad (1965)
Honorary Knight-Commander of the British Royal Victorian Order (May 18, 1965)
Large Federal Cross of Merit with Star and Shoulder Ribbon (April 22, 1963)
Grand Officer of the Belgian Order of Leopold II . (June 14, 1966)
Golden Citizen Medal of the City of Munich (September 27, 1968)
Large Silver Decoration on Ribbon of the Republic of Austria (February 17, 1971)
Grand Officer of the Dutch Order of Orange-Nassau (October 25, 1971)
Commander of the French Legion of Honor (December 23, 1973)
Hessian Order of Merit (June 28, 2000)

Web links

Literature by and about Heinz Maria Oeftering in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Report Professor Oeftering passed away . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 7/2004, ISSN 1421-2811 , p. 290.
↑ ^a ^b ^c Professor Dr. Oeftering 85 years . In: Die Bundesbahn , year 1988, issue 8, p. 758 f.
↑ Without further source
↑ ^a ^b ^c CVs of the members of the new board of the Deutsche Bundesbahn . In: Die Bundesbahn , ISSN 0007-5876 , 10/1967, p. 344 f.
↑ Federal Transport Minister Georg Leber introduced the new board of DB into his office . In: Die Bundesbahn , ISSN 0007-5876 , 10/1967, pp. 337-343.
^ Message from Professor Dr. Oeftering Commander of the Legion of Honor . In: Die Bundesbahn , year 45 (1971), issue 1/2, ISSN 0007-5876 , p. 114
↑ Hans-Joachim Ritzau: From Siegelsdorf to Aitrang. The railway disaster as a symptom - a study of the history of traffic . Landsberg 1972, p. 167.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k The awards of Professor Dr. jur. Dr. Ing. E. H. Heinz Maria Oeftering. In: ordensmuseum.de. Ordensmuseum.de, accessed on January 14, 2017 .
↑ Office of the Federal President

personal data
SURNAME	Oeftering, Heinz Maria
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Oeftering, Heinz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German manager and President of the Federal Audit Office
DATE OF BIRTH	August 31, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH	Munich
DATE OF DEATH	May 18, 2004
Place of death	Frankfurt am Main

[eri-2004-290-1] Report Professor Oeftering passed away . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 7/2004, ISSN 1421-2811 , p. 290.

[bundesbahn-1988-8-758-2] Professor Dr. Oeftering 85 years . In: Die Bundesbahn , year 1988, issue 8, p. 758 f.

[3] Without further source

[db-1967-344-4] CVs of the members of the new board of the Deutsche Bundesbahn . In: Die Bundesbahn , ISSN 0007-5876 , 10/1967, p. 344 f.

[db-1967-337-5] Federal Transport Minister Georg Leber introduced the new board of DB into his office . In: Die Bundesbahn , ISSN 0007-5876 , 10/1967, pp. 337-343.

[bundesbahn-45-114-6] Message from Professor Dr. Oeftering Commander of the Legion of Honor . In: Die Bundesbahn , year 45 (1971), issue 1/2, ISSN 0007-5876 , p. 114

[7] Hans-Joachim Ritzau: From Siegelsdorf to Aitrang. The railway disaster as a symptom - a study of the history of traffic . Landsberg 1972, p. 167.

[Ordensmuseum-8] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k The awards of Professor Dr. jur. Dr. Ing. E. H. Heinz Maria Oeftering. In: ordensmuseum.de. Ordensmuseum.de, accessed on January 14, 2017 .

[9] Office of the Federal President