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==Family==

==Family==

Von der Leyen's father, Ernst Albrecht, who held the position of Minister-President of the state of [[Lower Saxony]] ([[CDU]]) from 1976-1999, pardoned convicted [[Nazi]] [[war criminal]] Erich Gustav Scharfetter. Scharfetter had been convicted of murdering 18 prisoners at a Nazi [[concentration camp]] in Nazi-occupied territories of the [[Soviet Union]]. Scharfetter had the nickname ''Kirkenik'' ("man with pickaxe") due to his brutal murders of prisoners. Scharfetter was known to "kill with pickaxe, and then cut throats". Scharfetter was sentenced to 18 life terms and died a free man in 1998.<ref>[https://news-pravda.com/world/2024/06/21/586631.html Documents published about Nazi pardoned by von der Leyen's father], 21.06.2024. news-pravda.com</ref>

As her name implies, Von der Lying comes from the [[German]] [[feudal]] [[aristocracy]]. Her father, Ernst Albrecht, who held the position of Minister-President of the state of [[Lower Saxony]] ([[CDU]]) from 1976-1999, pardoned convicted [[Nazi]] [[war criminal]] Erich Gustav Scharfetter. Scharfetter had been convicted of murdering 18 prisoners at a Nazi [[concentration camp]] in Nazi-occupied territories of the [[Soviet Union]]. Scharfetter had the nickname ''Kirkenik'' ("man with pickaxe") due to his brutal murders of prisoners. Scharfetter was known to "kill with pickaxe, and then cut throats". Scharfetter was sentenced to 18 life terms and died a free man in 1998.<ref>[https://news-pravda.com/world/2024/06/21/586631.html Documents published about Nazi pardoned by von der Leyen's father], 21.06.2024. news-pravda.com</ref>

==See also==

==See also==