Rudolf Machnig
Rudolf Machnig (born August 28, 1917 in Tropplowitz , † August 14, 1968 in Memmingen ) was a German SPD politician .
After graduating from high school, Machnig studied at the German Charles University in Prague . During the Second World War he was used as a soldier on the Eastern Front and was wounded three times. Only a few years after returning home, he was the victim of the expulsion of the Germans from Czechoslovakia . In 1948 he found a new place to stay in Memmingen. There he initially worked as a laborer at the municipal building yard, later in the administration of the cultural office, the city library and the public library; until 1956 he headed the Memmingen Adult Education Center, in between he stayed for five months in the USA . He was a member of the Memmingen city council for a few years and was a consultant for youth care and war victims and second chairman of the VdK district association Memmingen, he was also on the parliamentary advisory board of the VdK regional association of Bavaria and was an honorary member of the Homecoming Association . On September 6, 1953, he replaced Alfred Frenzel in the Bavarian state parliament , of which he was a member until 1966. In 1966 he was first elected Lord Mayor of Memmingen; he held this office until his death.
He was awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit on May 14, 1965.
Rudolf Machnig was married to Maria. The former Thuringian State Minister Matthias Machnig is his nephew.
Web links
- Rudolf Machnig in the parliamentary database at the House of Bavarian History
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Machnig, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (SPD), MdL Bavaria and Lord Mayor of Memmingen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tropplowitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 14, 1968 |
| Place of death | Memmingen |