Georg von Manteuffel-Szoege
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Georg Baron von Manteuffel-Szoege (7 March 1889 – 8 June 1962) was a German
politician.
(Switzerland
) to Georg von Manteuffel (1862–1919) and Sophie née von Rüdiger (1866–1949). 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
). His father was killed by Latvian Riflemen
in 1919.
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
.
In 1921-1939 Manteuffel worked at his maternal family estate of Zabłudów near Bialystok
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.
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
.
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
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
politician.
Biography
Manteuffel-Szoege was born in MontreuxMontreux
Montreux is a municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.It is located on Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps and has a population, , of and nearly 90,000 in the agglomeration.- History :...
(Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
) to Georg von Manteuffel (1862–1919) and Sophie née von Rüdiger (1866–1949). His Baltic-German family owned estates in a size of about 20,000 ha in the Baltic provinces
Baltic provinces
The Baltic governorates , originally the Ostsee governorates is a collective name for the administrative units of the Russian Empire set up at the territories of Swedish Estonia, Swedish Livonia and, afterwards, of Duchy of Courland and Semigallia .-History:The Treaty of Vilnius of 1561 included...
of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
including the manor of Katzdangen
Kazdanga Palace
Kazdanga Palace is located in the village Kazdanga, Kazdanga parish, Aizpute municipality, Latvia.- History :The palace was built in the years 1800-1804 in the style of late classicism, built by the project of J.G. Berlitz. There is stone bridge, leading to the palace...
(Kazdanga, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
). His father was killed by Latvian Riflemen
Latvian Riflemen
This article is about Latvian military formations in World War I and Russian Civil War. For Red Army military formations in World War II see Latvian Riflemen Soviet Divisions....
in 1919.
He visited school in Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
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
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
(Poznan). In 1918 he volunteered the Baltische Landeswehr
Baltische Landeswehr
Baltische Landeswehr was the name of the unified armed forces of the Couronian and Livonian nobility from 7 December 1918 to 3 July 1919.- Command structure :...
and was a member of the Baltic National Committee of the United Baltic Duchy
United Baltic Duchy
The proposed United Baltic Duchy also known as the Grand Duchy of Livonia was a state proposed by the Baltic German nobility and exiled Russian nobility after the Russian revolution and German occupation of the Courland, Livonian and Estonian governorates of the Russian Empire.The idea comprised...
.
In 1921-1939 Manteuffel worked at his maternal family estate of Zabłudów near Bialystok
Bialystok
Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. Located on the Podlaskie Plain on the banks of the Biała River, Białystok ranks second in terms of population density, eleventh in population, and thirteenth in area, of the cities of Poland...
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.
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
Bundestag
The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...
, representing the Bavarian CSU
Christian Social Union of Bavaria
The Christian Social Union in Bavaria is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It operates only in the state of Bavaria, while its sister party, the Christian Democratic Union , operates in the other 15 states of Germany...
, 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
Federation of Expellees
The Federation of Expellees or Bund der Vertriebenen is a non-profit organization formed to represent the interests of Germans who either fled their homes in parts of Central and Eastern Europe, or were expelled following World War II....
.
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
Bad Godesberg
Bad Godesberg is a municipal district of Bonn, southern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. From 1949 till 1990 , the majority of foreign embassies to Germany were located in Bad Godesberg...
.
Publications
- Geschichte des polnischen Volkes während seiner Unfreiheit 1742-1914, Berlin, Duncker&Humblot, 1950.