Walther Rosenthal

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Walther Rosenthal (born July 10, 1917 in Nowawes ; † July 11, 1987 ) was a German lawyer who dealt with the criminal law of the German Democratic Republic , and a sports official.

Professional background

Rosenthal studied law. With retroactive effect to September 1, 1937, he was accepted into the NSDAP after his " Aryan " origin had been confirmed. After the Second World War he worked as a chief judge in Potsdam . In 1950 he came to West Berlin , where he worked for the investigative committee of liberal lawyers (UfJ) as a criminal law officer, which he took over in 1958. In 1960 the UfJ was incorporated into the All-German Institute . There, Rosenthal was a senior government director as head of department and head of the Berlin office.

Until his death, Rosenthal was co-editor of the Jahrbuch für Ostrecht .

Shortly before moving to West Berlin, on January 7, 1950, Rosenthal signed up as an informant for the East German secret service under the code name "Schmidt". Originally, it should be set on the Brandenburg Minister of Justice Ernst Stargardt . Rosenthal's reports from West Berlin cannot be proven. According to Siegfried Mampel , Rosenthal immediately revealed himself to the investigative committee of liberal lawyers. The matter became public knowledge in 1991. An expert opinion prepared on behalf of the German Tennis Federation (DTB) in 1992 exonerated Rosenthal. Detlef Kühn found the DTB report confirmed; he criticized claims made by the author Peter-Ferdinand Koch in 1994 .

Sports official

As a young man, Rosenthal was an active tennis player and won the German Youth Championships in doubles together with Werner Beuther in 1934. In 1963 he won the senior championships.

From 1956 he was sports manager of the Berlin Tennis Association for 13 years. In 1969 he was elected President of the Berlin Tennis Association. In 1973 he became Vice President of the German Tennis Association and in 1975 its President. He stayed in office until 1985. Thanks to his commitment to the ITF , tennis was returned to the Olympic program.

Fonts

  • Justice in the Soviet Zone. Federal Ministry for All German Issues, Bonn 1962.
  • The new political criminal law of the GDR. Metzger Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1968.

Honors

  • 1971: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • 1983: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Golden badge of honor of the DTB
  • Golden badge of honor with diamonds from the Berlin Tennis Association
  • Sports badge of the State Sports Association Berlin in gold
  • Honorary President of the German Tennis Association

literature

  • Ulrich Kaiser : Tennis in Germany: From the beginning until 2002. For the 100th anniversary of the German Tennis Federation . Duncker & Humblot, 2002
  • Friedrich-Christian Schroeder : On the death of Walther Rosenthal. In: Jahrbuch für Ostrecht , 1987, pp. 9-10.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Peter-Ferdinand Koch: The hostile brothers: GDR versus FRG. Scherz Verlag, Bern etc. 1994, ISBN 3-502-16389-8 , pp. 100-102.
  2. ↑ Keith R. Allen: Interview Verification Control. The reception of GDR refugees in West Berlin until 1961. Ch. Links Verlag, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-86153-722-9 , p. 161.
  3. ^ A b Dieter Pohl: Justice in Brandenburg 1945–1955. Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-486-56532-X , p. 249f.
  4. ↑ Detlef Kühn: The All-German Institute in the sights of the State Security . (PDF) 3rd edition. Berlin State Commissioner for the Records of the State Security Service of the former GDR, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-934085-11-4 , pp. 74–76.
personal data
SURNAME Rosenthal, Walther
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sports official, President of the German Tennis Association
DATE OF BIRTH July 10, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH Nowawes
DATE OF DEATH July 11, 1987