Georg von Manteuffel-Szoege

Georg Baron von Manteuffel-Szoege (7 March 1889 – 8 June 1962) was a German politician.

Life and career

Manteuffel-Szoege was born in Montreux (Switzerland) to Georg von Manteuffel (1862–1919) and Sophie née von Rüdiger (1866–1949).[1] His Baltic-German family owned estates in a size of about 20,000 ha in the Baltic provinces of Russia including the manor of Katzdangen (Kazdanga, Latvia).[2] His father was killed by Latvian Riflemen in 1919.[3]

He visited school in Riga and studied national economics, History and Philosophy at the Universities of Halle and Heidelberg in 1909-1913. He passed his doctorate in 1913 and worked at the Kurländische Kreditverein (Mitau) in 1914/15, as a Secretary at the delegation of the Kurländische Ritterschaft in Berlin and for a Cooperative in Posen (Poznan). In 1918 he volunteered the Baltische Landeswehr and was a member of the Baltic National Committee of the United Baltic Duchy.[3]

In 1921-1939 Manteuffel worked at his maternal family estate of Zabłudów near Białystok and was a member of the executive board of the Baltische Arbeitsgemeinschaft (Baltic Committee) in Berlin in 1925-39. In 1935-1939 he was a teacher for East European History and Economy at the Auslandshochschule (Foreign College) Berlin. After a short time in the German Foreign Office in 1940-42, he returned to Zabłudów until 1945.[3]

After World War II he was expelled from Poland and started to work as a peasant in Niederbayern. In 1950 he became the President of the Hauptamt für Soforthilfe (Main Office for immediate aid) and chairman of the Deutsch-Baltische Gesellschaft. In 1953 he was elected a member of the Bundestag, representing the Bavarian CSU, a position he held until his death, and became the head of the Association of Refugee Organisations (Verband der Landsmannschaften) in 1954. In 1957-59 he was next to Linus Kather the equal-ranking head of the Federation of Expellees.[4]

Manteuffel-Szoege was married to Maria née von Bonin (1918–26), Dorothea née von Behr-Ubja (1933–54) and Gretlies née von Schilling (1954–62). He died in Bad Godesberg.[1]

Awards

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References

  1. 1 2 Biography at Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
  2. ↑ von Krosigk.de
  3. 1 2 3 Biography at munzinger.de
  4. ↑ Biography

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