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Franz Mader (28 January 1912 Mitteldorf - 24 October 1988 Bielefeld) was a German politician and colonel in the Wehrmacht. He sat for the FDP and later the CDU in the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1967 to 1980.
During World War II, Mader served with the German Army (Heer) and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the German Cross in Gold. He reached the rank of colonel. [1]
Post-War, Mader became involved in politics first with the Free Democratic Party (FDU) which he joined in 1956. and was a deputy in Bielefeld's council for over two decades. In 1967 he became a member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia and was re-elected in 1970 for the Ostwestfalen-Lippe district. In June 1970, along with Erich Mende, he was one of the co-founders of the National Liberal Action. This faction demanded that Walter Scheel be voted out of office as FDP federal chairman due to his support for Ostpolitik of the ruling coalition. [2] After Scheel's confirmation at the FDU party conference, Mader and the NLA left the FDP and on 1 December 1971, he joined the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU). In the 1975 state elections, Mader won the constituency of Bielefeld-Stadt. It was the only time that the CDU was able to win this constituency. In 1980 he did not stand for re-election to the state parliament. [3]
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives[The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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Heinrich Gottfried Otto Richard von Vietinghoff genannt Scheel was a German general (Generaloberst) of the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Vietinghoff commanded the German troops in German-occupied Italy in 1945.
Erich Mende was a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was the leader of FDP from 1960 to 1968 and the vice-chancellor of West Germany from 1963 to 1966.
Hellmuth Guido Alexander Heye was a German admiral in World War II and politician in post-war Germany. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock was a German Waffen-SS commander during World War II who led three SS divisions, the SS Division Hohenstaufen, 4th SS Polizei Division, Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Harald Riipalu was an Estonian commander in the German Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Hans Gollnick was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Kurt Feldt was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He was the German commander in the Battle of the Afsluitdijk on 12–14 May 1940.
Kapitän zur SeeFritz Antek Berger was a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipient during World War II.
Karl-Theodor Molinari was an officer in the German Army and later in the Bundeswehr. He resigned in 1970 with the rank of a Generalmajor after it became public that he had possibly been involved in the shooting of 105 French resistance fighters in the Ardennes area on 12/13 June 1944. These allegations have not been proven since. Besides, Molinari was a politician, representative of the German Christian Democratic Union in the afterwar years.
Stefan Dittrich was a German politician, who represented Deggendorf for the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. in the Bundestag.
Günther Hoffmann-Schönborn was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Ralph Graf von Oriola was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XIII. Armeekorps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Johannes-Matthias Hönscheid was a member of a propaganda company (Propagandakompanie) and officer in the Fallschirmjäger forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Fritz Pliska was a German footballer and coach in the German Bundesliga and in the Dutch Eredivisie. During World War II, he served as an army soldier in the Wehrmacht and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Walter Lehweß-Litzmann was a Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. After the war he served in the National People's Army of the German Democratic Republic and worked for the East German airline Interflug.
