List of holders of the Order of Merit of the State of Brandenburg
This list shows the bearers of the Brandenburg Order of Merit . The award was first presented on June 14, 2005 . The Prime Minister of the State of Brandenburg is ex officio holder of the Order of Merit. Based on an earlier Prussian award, the order is sometimes referred to as the Red Eagle Order .
Table of contents: 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Web links | Individual evidence |
2005
- Kathrin Boron (* 1969), Olympic rowing champion (awarded on June 14, 2005)
- Günter de Bruyn (* 1926), author (awarded on June 14, 2005)
- Rolf Emmermann (* 1940), former head of the GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (awarded on June 14, 2005)
- Hans-Joachim Giersberg (1938–2014), General Director of the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation (awarded on June 14, 2005)
- Jürgen Helmdach (* 1939), state fire chief (awarded on June 14, 2005)
- Helga Luther , initiative to support former Ravensbrück prisoners (awarded on June 14, 2005)
- Edelgard Neukirch , co-founder of the state working group for self-help promotion (awarded on June 14, 2005)
- Roswitha Perlwitz , doctor in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry (awarded on June 14, 2005)
- Jutta Quoos (* 1957), Chairwoman of the Brandenburg Rural Women's Association (awarded on June 14, 2005)
- Gerold Schellstede , entrepreneur (awarded on June 14, 2005)
- Albrecht Schönherr (1911–2009), retired bishop (awarded on June 14, 2005)
- Bernd Schröder (* 1942), head coach of the Potsdam women's soccer team (awarded on June 14, 2005)
- Heinz Sielmann (1917–2006), animal filmmaker and author (awarded on June 14, 2005)
- Michael Succow (* 1941), construction manager of the State Agency for Large Protected Areas (awarded on June 14, 2005)
- Wolf Wegener (* 1933), Chairman of the ADAC in Berlin-Brandenburg (awarded on June 14, 2005)
- Manfred Werban , Head of the Spreewald Biosphere Reserve (awarded on June 14, 2005)
- Matthias Platzeck (* 1953), by virtue of his office as Prime Minister, he is a holder of the order
2006
- Kees Berkouwer (* 1928), commissioner for foreigners in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district (awarded on June 14, 2006)
- Annette Flade , pastor and mediator (awarded on June 14, 2006)
- Gerd Heinrich (1931–2012), Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of the House of Brandenburg-Prussian History and Honorary Member of the State Historical Association for the Mark Brandenburg (awarded on June 14, 2006)
- Rolf Kuhn (* 1946), Managing Director of IBA Fürst-Pückler-Land (awarded on June 14, 2006)
- Jutta Lau (* 1955), national trainer at the German Rowing Association (awarded on June 14, 2006)
- Harald Lax , Managing Director of Reiss Büromöbel (awarded on June 14, 2006)
- Fred Loose , blood donor (awarded June 14, 2006)
- Siegfried Matthus (* 1934), composer (awarded on June 14, 2006)
- Werner Otto (1909–2011), entrepreneur and patron (awarded on August 11, 2006)
- Helmut Reihlen (* 1934), curator of the Brandenburg Cathedral Monastery (awarded on June 14, 2006)
- Annemarie Rettig , Pastor (awarded on June 14, 2006)
- Hermann Freiherr von Richthofen (* 1933), Commissioner of the Prime Minister for cooperation with Poland (awarded on June 14, 2006)
- Hellmuth Riestock , Managing Director of Rhinmilch Agrar GmbH Fehrbellin , Rhinmilch GmbH and Linumer Agrargesellschaft (awarded on June 14, 2006)
- Carl Gottfried Rischke , CEO of LBS Ostdeutsche Landesbausparkasse AG (awarded on June 14, 2006)
- Edith Sparmann , honorary officer (awarded on June 14, 2006)
- Manfred Stolpe (1936–2019), Prime Minister and former Federal Minister. D. (awarded on June 14, 2006)
- Klaus Windeck (* 1941), entrepreneur, President of the Potsdam Chamber of Crafts (awarded on June 14, 2006)
- Gunther Wolff , honorary officer (awarded on June 14, 2006)
2007
- Almuth Berger (* 1943), Foreigners Commissioner of the State of Brandenburg (awarded on June 13, 2007)
- Ruth Cornelsen (* 1928), founder (awarded on June 13, 2007)
- Batsheva Dagan (* 1925), psychologist, Israel (awarded on April 25, 2007)
- Jürgen Eschert (* 1941), Chairman of the Canoe Club Potsdam (awarded on June 13, 2007)
- Hans-Peter von Kirchbach (* 1941), former General Inspector of the Bundeswehr (awarded on June 13, 2007)
- Gisela Kurz , co-founder of the memorial and meeting place working group for the former KGB prison (awarded on June 13, 2007)
- Manfred Kurzer (* 1970), marksman and Olympic champion (awarded on June 13, 2007)
- Artur Labrenz , Chairman of the Stork Club Rühstädt (awarded on June 13, 2007)
- Abram Lancman , Sachsenhausen Committee, Israel (awarded April 25, 2007)
- Wolfgang Loschelder (1940–2013), former rector of the University of Potsdam (1995–2006) and chairman of the Brandenburg State Rectors' Conference (awarded on June 13, 2007)
- Norbert Ohst , entrepreneur (awarded on June 13, 2007)
- Gisela Otto , chairwoman of the Brandenburg-Berlin Bone Marrow Donation Campaign (awarded on June 13, 2007)
- Hannah Pick-Goslar (* 1928), contemporary witness, Israel (awarded on April 25, 2007)
- Hasso Plattner (* 1944), co-founder of the software company SAP and founder of the Hasso Plattner Institute (awarded on November 26, 2007)
- Jörg Schönbohm (1937–2019), Minister of the Interior (awarded on September 3, 2007)
- Jutta Schütze , director of the Rathenow animal shelter (awarded on June 13, 2007)
- Rudolf von Thadden (1932–2015), historian and co-founder of the Genshagen Foundation (awarded on June 13, 2007)
2008
- Hans-Dietrich Fiebig , President of the State Sports Association (awarded on June 13, 2008)
- Wolfgang Hempel (* 1931), initiator of the Groß Neuendorfer Border Talks (awarded on June 13, 2008)
- Regine and Norbert Hoffmann , extraordinary lifetime achievement in bringing up 15 children (awarded on June 13, 2008)
- Elisabeth Jäger (1924–2019), journalist, anti-fascist, survivor of the Ravensbrück concentration camp (awarded on June 13, 2008)
- Eveline Joppien , founder of the Burned Earth Association (awarded on June 13, 2008)
- Barbara Junge (* 1943) and Winfried Junge (* 1935), directors of the documentary project Die Kinder von Golzow (awarded on June 13, 2008)
- Dieter Kartmann , founder of the Bürgerbund Nordheim 91 (awarded on June 13, 2008)
- Rolf Mitzner , founding director of the University of Potsdam (awarded on June 13, 2008)
- Hans Joachim Schellnhuber (* 1950), founding director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (awarded on June 13, 2008)
- Benedikt Schirge , spokesman for the citizens' initiative " Freie Heide " (awarded on June 13, 2008)
- Volker Schlöndorff (* 1939), director, former managing director of Studios Babelsberg (awarded on June 13, 2008)
- Hubert Schrödinger , Managing Director of LEIPA Georg Leinfelder GmbH (awarded on June 13, 2008)
- Renate Seidel , Chairwoman of the Brandenburg State Animal Protection Association (awarded on June 13, 2008)
- Hannelore Steer (* 1943), former editor-in-chief of Landeswelle Antenne Brandenburg (awarded on June 13, 2008)
- Birgit Uhlworm , Head of the Office of the National Association of Self-Help Groups for Single Parents (awarded on June 13, 2008)
2009
- Günter Albrecht (* 1941), founder of the "Network Initiative Engine Technology" (awarded on June 12, 2009)
- Rolf-Dieter Amend (* 1949), Olympic champion in canoe racing and canoe trainer (awarded on June 12, 2009)
- Hans Otto Bräutigam (* 1931), from 1990 to 1999 Brandenburg Minister for Justice and Federal and European Affairs (awarded on June 12, 2009)
- Klaus Eichler , former head of department in the Ministry of Construction, services to urban development and the preservation of historical building structures (awarded on June 12, 2009)
- Gudrun Heydeck , outstanding commitment as godmother in the Eberswalde network "Healthy Children" (awarded on June 12, 2009)
- Hartmann Kleiner (awarded on January 20, 2009)
- Harry Müller (* 1946), mayor of Luckau for almost 20 years (awarded on June 12, 2009)
- Hildegard Petter (* 1929), young athletics trainer for almost 50 years in Guben (awarded on June 12, 2009)
- Günter Pick , since 1992 consultant for the resettlement of numerous localities, especially in the Lausitz lignite district, including Horno (awarded on June 12, 2009)
- Hanno Schmitt (* 1942), educator, co-founder of the Rochow Museum in Reckahn (awarded on June 12, 2009)
- Michael Schönberg (* 1949), entrepreneur in Premnitz (awarded on June 12, 2009)
- Monika Walter (* 1939), debt counselor in the unemployment service in Strausberg (awarded on June 12, 2009)
- Bernd Wefelmeyer (* 1940), professor emeritus at the University of Film and Television "Konrad Wolf" , conductor and composer (awarded on June 12, 2009)
- Eberhard Weichenhan (1948–2014), President of the National Angler Association (awarded on June 12, 2009)
2010
- Werner Bader (1922–2014), Chairman of the Mark Brandenburg Cultural Association (awarded on June 14, 2010)
- Hinrich Enderlein (* 1941), former Brandenburg Minister for Science, Research and Culture (awarded on June 14, 2010)
- Socrates Giapapas (* 1937), entrepreneur (awarded on June 14, 2010)
- Ilse Heinrich , volunteers as a contemporary witness and remembers the horrors of the National Socialist tyranny (awarded on June 14, 2010)
- Sieglinde Knudsen , has been involved in child, youth, women's and family work in the Uckermark for around two decades (awarded on June 14, 2010)
- Erwin Kowalke , is committed to changing the lives of countless victims of the Second World War (awarded on June 14, 2010)
- Charlotte Kroll , volunteers as a contemporary witness and recalls the horrors of the Nazi tyranny (awarded on June 14, 2010)
- Henry Maske (* 1964), former professional boxer, initiatives in the social field for children and young people (awarded on June 14, 2010)
- Friedwart Neue , services to the preservation of historical buildings and the preservation of natural beauties as mayor of Raben and later as an employee of the Niemegk building authority (awarded on June 14, 2010)
- Maria Pichottka , honorary chairwoman of the umbrella organization for all migrant organizations in the state of Brandenburg (awarded on June 14, 2010)
- Günther Pietzsch , entrepreneur (awarded on June 14, 2010)
- Herbert Schnoor (* 1927), lawyer, former Minister of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia (awarded on June 14, 2010)
- Eva Strittmatter (1930–2011), poet and writer (awarded on December 6, 2010)
- Thomas Wernicke , Research Associate at the House of Brandenburg-Prussian History Potsdam (awarded on June 14, 2010)
2011
- Petra Damm , entrepreneur in Wildau (awarded on June 10, 2011)
- Eckhard Fichtmüller (awarded on June 10, 2011)
- Thea Hoedt (awarded on June 10, 2011)
- Helmut Hoffmann , entrepreneur (awarded on June 10, 2011)
- Wolfgang Kohlhaase (awarded on June 10, 2011)
- Arnold Kuchenbecker (awarded on June 10, 2011)
- Warcislaw Kunc , director of the opera in Szczecin Palace (awarded on June 10, 2011)
- Edith Lowack (awarded on June 10, 2011)
- Heinz Maintok (awarded on June 10, 2011)
- Nora Neese (awarded on June 10, 2011)
- Gerard Pieper (awarded on June 10, 2011)
- Andreas Rohde (awarded on June 10, 2011)
- Hans-Ulrich Schulz (awarded on June 10, 2011)
- Reinhard Simon (awarded on June 10, 2011)
- Carola Wolf (awarded on June 10, 2011)
2012
- Sara Atzmon (* 1933), Israel (awarded on May 1, 2012)
- Petra Brückner , longstanding spokesperson for the regional school advisory board (awarded on June 13, 2012)
- Andreas Dresen (* 1963), film director (awarded on June 13, 2012)
- Wieland Förster (awarded on June 13, 2012)
- Horst Krause (* 1941), theater and film actor (awarded on June 13, 2012)
- Ellen Lösche , Managing Director (awarded on June 13, 2012)
- Martin Martiny (1942–2013), curator of the Brandenburger Domstifts from 2007 to 2013 (awarded on June 13, 2012)
- Horst Mosolf (1928–2015), entrepreneur (awarded on June 13, 2012)
- Jörg Müller (awarded on June 13, 2012)
- Ernst-Ullrich Neumann (awarded on June 13, 2012)
- Marek Prawda , Ambassador of the Republic of Poland (awarded on June 13, 2012)
- Roland Rust (awarded on June 13, 2012)
- Marianne Seibert (awarded on June 13, 2012)
- Axel Walter , former plant manager of the dairy plant in Elsterwerda (awarded on June 13, 2012)
- Hans Weiler (* 1934), first rector of the European University Viadrina (awarded on June 12, 2012)
- Schlomo Wolkowicz (awarded on May 1, 2012)
2013
- Holger Bartsch (* 1941), District Administrator of the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district from 1994 to 2006 (awarded on June 14, 2013)
- Annette Chalut (* 1924), President of the International Ravensbrück Committee, France (awarded on April 21, 2013)
- Peter Drei 30 (* 1952), President of the Cottbus Chamber of Crafts (awarded on June 14, 2013)
- Heidemarie Göbel , educator from Grünewald (awarded on June 14, 2013)
- Simone Weber-Karpinski and Hendrik Karpinski (awarded on June 14, 2013)
- Walter Kassin , President of the Berlin-Brandenburg Carnival Association (awarded on June 14, 2013)
- Peter Lange , entrepreneur (awarded on June 14, 2013)
- Karl Lau , Mayor of Mescherin (awarded on June 14, 2013)
- Werner Martin (awarded on June 14, 2013)
- Henry Pottag (awarded June 14, 2013)
- Hansjürgen Rosenbauer , Director of the ORB (awarded on June 14, 2013)
- Bernd Siegert (awarded on June 14, 2013)
- Dietmar Woidke , by virtue of his office as Prime Minister, he is a holder of the order
2014
- Inga-Karina Ackermann (awarded on June 13, 2014)
- Roger Bordage (awarded on June 13, 2014)
- Konrad Elmer-Herzig (awarded on June 13, 2014)
- Birgit Fischer (awarded on June 13, 2014)
- Wolfram Hülsemann (awarded on June 13, 2014)
- Horst Jänichen (awarded on June 13, 2014)
- Petra Kröger-Schumann (awarded on June 13, 2014)
- Editha and Manfred Mudlack (awarded on June 13, 2014)
- Anne Panek-Kusz (awarded on June 13, 2014)
- Herbert Sander (awarded on June 13, 2014)
- Heinz-Joachim Schmidtchen (awarded on June 13, 2014)
- Julius Schoeps (awarded on June 13, 2014)
2015
- Katja Ebstein (awarded on June 15, 2015)
- Bernhard Groß (awarded on June 15, 2015)
- Wolfgang Huber (awarded on June 15, 2015)
- Wilfried Jahnke (awarded on June 15, 2015)
- Tobias Morgenstern (awarded on June 15, 2015)
- Danuta Nowak (awarded on June 15, 2015)
- Friederike Rupprecht (awarded on June 15, 2015)
- Gesine Schwan (awarded on June 15, 2015)
- Erhard Thomas (awarded on June 15, 2015)
- Heiner van de Loo (awarded on June 15, 2015)
- Ronny Ziesmer (awarded on June 15, 2015)
2016
- Helga Breuninger (awarded on February 29, 2016)
- Heilgard Asmus (awarded on June 13, 2016)
- Sibylle Badstübner-Gröger (awarded on June 13, 2016)
- Jan von Bergen (awarded on June 13, 2016)
- Klaus Winfried Böhmer (awarded on June 13, 2016)
- Siegfried Jörg Fischer (awarded on June 13, 2016)
- Gisela Freimark (awarded on June 13, 2016)
- Hans-Peter Freimark (awarded on June 13, 2016)
- Sieglinde Heppener (awarded on June 13, 2016)
- Torsten Karow (awarded on June 13, 2016)
- Dieter Kestin (awarded on June 13, 2016)
- Marianne Materna (awarded on June 13, 2016)
- Erna Miericke (awarded on June 13, 2016)
- Gabriele Schnell (awarded on June 13, 2016)
- Ronald Rauhe (awarded on June 13, 2016)
- Frank Zander (awarded on June 13, 2016)
2017
- Wolf Bauer (awarded on June 15, 2017)
- Karin Genrich (awarded on June 15, 2017)
- Frances Herrmann (awarded on June 15, 2017)
- Heiko Höft (awarded on June 15, 2017)
- Günter Kappler (awarded on June 15, 2017)
- Jochen Kowalski (awarded on June 15, 2017)
- Irmgard Schneider (awarded on June 15, 2017)
- Matthias Taatz (awarded on June 15, 2017)
- Karl Heinz Tebel (awarded on June 15, 2017)
- Gisela Upmeier (awarded on June 15, 2017)
- Werner Upmeier (awarded on June 15, 2017)
- Holger Wachsmann (awarded on June 15, 2017)
- Ralph Welke (awarded on June 15, 2017)
- Ariane Zibell (awarded on June 15, 2017)
- Sylvius Hermann Graf von Pückler (awarded posthumously on May 29, 2017)
2018
- Nicola Galliner (awarded on June 13, 2018)
- Hendrik Hecht (awarded on June 13, 2018)
- Kara Huber-Kaldrack (awarded on June 13, 2018)
- Edelbert Jakubik (awarded on June 13, 2018)
- Dagmar von Kleist (awarded on June 13, 2018)
- Heinz Klevenow (awarded on June 13, 2018)
- Günter Morsch (awarded on June 13, 2018)
- Ulrike Poppe (awarded on June 13, 2018)
- Monika Roth (awarded on June 13, 2018)
- Sven Seeger (awarded on June 13, 2018)
- Jens Serbser (awarded on June 13, 2018)
- Heinz Dieter Strüwing (awarded on June 13, 2018)
- Heinrich Thiermann (awarded on June 13, 2018)
- Katrin Wagner-Augustin (awarded on June 13, 2018)
- Michael Wobst (awarded 2018)
- Zwi Steinitz (awarded May 2018)
- Emmie Arbel (awarded May 2018)
- Michael Goldmann-Gilead (awarded May 2018)
2019
- Sebastian Brendel (awarded on July 22, 2019)
- Barbara Klembt (awarded on July 22, 2019)
- Matti Geschonneck (awarded on July 22, 2019)
- Margot Franke (awarded on July 22, 2019)
- Hans-Wilhelm Blume (awarded on July 22, 2019)
- Wieslaw Gom (awarded on July 22, 2019)
- Howard Griffiths (awarded July 22, 2019)
- Steffie Lamers (awarded on July 22, 2019)
- Karl-Dietmar Plentz (awarded on July 22, 2019)
- Christina Lehmann (awarded on July 22, 2019)
- Goedele Matthysen (awarded on July 22, 2019, handed out on August 28, 2019)
- Peter Bienstman (awarded on July 22, 2019, presented on August 28, 2019)
- Ernst Menzel (awarded on July 22, 2019)
- Manfred Metzger (awarded on July 22, 2019)
- Rainer Glatz (awarded on July 22, 2019)
- Alexander Trenn (awarded on July 22, 2019)
- George Shefi (awarded on September 16, 2019)
Web links
- List of the 2019 award winners
- List of the 2018 award winners
- List of 2017 award winners
- List of the 2016 award winners
- List of 2015 award winners
- List of the 2014 award winners
- List of 2013 award winners
- List of 2012 award winners
- List of 2011 winners
- List of 2010 award winners
- List of the 2009 award winners with photos of the award event ( Memento from December 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- List of the 2008 award winners with photos of the award event ( Memento from June 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- List of 2007 award winners with photos of the award event
- List of 2006 award winners
- List of 2005 award winners with photos
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Blochwitz: "The traces of his work will remain visible" . In: Lausitzer Rundschau of May 30, 2017, accessed on June 15, 2017