Difference between revisions of "Helmut Schmidt"
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| + | |name=Helmut Schmidt | ||
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| + | |party=[[Social Democratic Party]] | ||
| + | |spouse= Hannelore "Loki" Glaser | ||
| + | |religion=Lutheran | ||
| + | |offices= | ||
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| + | |office=Chancellor of [[West Germany]] | ||
| + | |terms=16 May 1974 – 1 October 1982 | ||
| + | |preceded=[[Willy Brandt]] | ||
| + | |former=y | ||
| + | |succeeded=[[Helmut Kohl]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |military=y | ||
| + | |allegiance=[[Germany]] | ||
| + | |branch=[[Luftwaffe]] | ||
| + | |serviceyears=1937–1945 | ||
| + | |rank=Oberleutnant | ||
| + | |unit=1st Panzer Division | ||
| + | |commands= | ||
| + | |battles=[[World War 2]] | ||
| + | |awards=Iron Cross 2nd Class | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | '''Helmut Schmidt''' (1918 - 2015) was the fifth [[chancellor]] of [[Germany|Western Germany]] (''Bundeskanzler''). Like his predecessor [[Willy Brandt]], he belonged to the [[SPD]], the social-democratic party of Germany. Anyway, his policies were rather conservative than liberal. Schmidt served as chancellor from 1974 to 1982 when he was succeeded by [[Helmut Kohl]] who promised a ''geistig moralische Wende'' (spiritual and moral turn), governing the country based on [[Christian]] principles as head of his Christian Democratic Union. Schmidt died on November 10, 2015. | ||
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[[Category:German People]] | [[Category:German People]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:30, January 13, 2025
Helmut Schmidt (1918 - 2015) was the fifth chancellor of Western Germany (Bundeskanzler). Like his predecessor Willy Brandt, he belonged to the SPD, the social-democratic party of Germany. Anyway, his policies were rather conservative than liberal. Schmidt served as chancellor from 1974 to 1982 when he was succeeded by Helmut Kohl who promised a geistig moralische Wende (spiritual and moral turn), governing the country based on Christian principles as head of his Christian Democratic Union. Schmidt died on November 10, 2015.
| Helmut Schmidt | |
|---|---|
| Former Chancellor of West Germany From: 16 May 1974 – 1 October 1982 | |
| Predecessor | Willy Brandt |
| Successor | Helmut Kohl |
| Information | |
| Party | Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Hannelore "Loki" Glaser |
| Religion | Lutheran |
| Military Service | |
| Allegiance | Germany |
| Service/branch | Luftwaffe |
| Service Years | 1937–1945 |
| Rank | Oberleutnant |
| Unit | 1st Panzer Division |
| Battles/wars | World War 2 |
| Awards | Iron Cross 2nd Class |