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Wolfgang Scheunemann
Wolfgang Scheunemann (4 April 1933 – 9 September 1948) was the first victim shot by the (VP) at the sector border in Berlin. He was shot during a VP operation in Unter den Linden during the Berlin Blockade. Death The schoolboy Wolfgang Scheunemann, son of a boilermaker, lived in the Berlin district of Moabit in the West Berlin, British sector. He was a group leader of the youth organization Die Falken, which belonged to the SPD. On 9 September 1948, Scheunemann joined 300,000 Berliners at a rally on Platz der Republik (Berlin), Platz der Republik. It was directed against the incipient division of Berlin through the blockade of the Western sectors and the violent expulsion of the 1946 Berlin state election, freely elected city councillors and magistrate members from their seats in the Eastern sector by the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) and the Soviet Military Administration in Germany, Soviet occupying power. The Berlin police force was already divided into a section ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leipziger Straße
Leipziger Straße, or Leipziger Strasse (see ß), is a major thoroughfare in the central Mitte district of Berlin, capital of Germany. It runs from Leipziger Platz, an octagonal square adjacent to Potsdamer Platz in the west, to Spittelmarkt in the east. Part of the Bundesstraße 1 highway, it is today one of the city's main east–west road links. History Leipziger Straße has existed along this line since about the Baroque Friedrichstadt extension, laid out in 1688 at the behest of Elector Frederick III of Brandenburg. It was named after Leipzig Gate near Spittelmarkt, part of the Berlin Fortress which was finally slighted in 1738. In 1734 the road was extended up to the new Potsdam Gate, present-day Potsdamer Platz, one of the western entrances in what was then the Berlin Customs Wall. Near the eastern end, Leipziger Straße traversed , named after Prussian general lieutenant Alexander von Dönhoff (1683–1742), where an obelisk marked the zero point of the mileage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Deaths
Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Italy and of New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) go into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways. * January 4 – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the ' Union of Burma', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President and U Nu its first Prime Minister. * January 5 – In the United States: ** Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel ('' Tournament of Roses Parade'' and the '' Rose Bowl Game''). ** The first Kinsey Report, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'', is published. * January 7 – Mantell UFO incident: Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified flying object. * January 12 – Mahatma Gandhi begins his fast-unto-death in Delhi, to stop communal violenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berliner Kurier
The ''Berliner Kurier'' is a regional, daily tabloid published by the ''Berliner Verlag GmbH'' for the Berlin metropolitan area in Germany. The paper was owned by M. DuMont Schauberg. and got sold in September 2019 to Holger Friedrichs. In January 2015, following the ''Charlie Hebdo'' shooting in which the staff of a French satirical magazine were attacked after previously drawing the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the front page of the ''Berliner Kurier'' was a cartoon of Muhammad reading ''Charlie Hebdo ''Charlie Hebdo'' (; ) is a French satirical weekly magazine, featuring cartoons, reports, polemics, and jokes. The publication has been described as anti-racist, sceptical, secular, libertarian, and within the tradition of left-wing radicalism ...'' in a bath of blood. During the first quarter of 2010 ''Berliner Kurier'' had a circulation of 120,353 copies. References External links * 1949 establishments in Germany Daily newspapers published in Germany German- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eberhard Grashoff
Eberhard is an old Germanic name meaning the strength or courage of a wild boar. People First name *Eberhard of Friuli (815–866), Duke and key figure in the Carolingian Empire *Eberhard of Béthune (died 1212), Flemish grammarian *Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg (1445–1496) *Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg (after 1315–1392) *Eberhard I, Count of Bonngau (died 937) *Eberhard III, Duke of Franconia (ca. 885–939) * Eberhard (Archbishop of Trier) (1010–1066) *Eberhard of Salzburg (died 1164), Bishop of Salzburg and saint *Eberhard Zacharias Munck af Rosenschöld (1775–1840), Swedish vaccine pioneer *Eberhard Anheuser (1806–1880), soap and candle maker, co-founder of Anheuser-Busch * Eberhard Wagner (* 1938), German linguist and author *Eberhard Weber (* 1940), German jazz musician and composer Last name *Eberhard family, a prominent Swiss industrialist family ( Eberhard & Co.) from Bern whose origin has been traced back to the 10th century **George-Emile Eberhard (186 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seestraße (Berlin U-Bahn)
Seestraße is a station in the Wedding district of Berlin which serves the and is operated by the BVG. It lies at the busy intersection of Müllerstraße and Seestraße, which are two of Wedding's principal shopping streets and thoroughfares. History Seestraße station first opened on 8 March 1923 (designed by Grenander/Fehse/Jennen) and was at that time the terminus of the newly built line from Stettiner Bahnhof (now Naturkundemuseum).J. Meyer-Kronthaler, ''Berlins U-Bahnhöfe'', Berlin: be.bra, 1996 The station consists of two platforms, the more westerly of which is an island platform with two tracks. In normal service, only the two outer tracks are used. The middle track is principally used for access to the large depot located just north of the station, but is also used for service trains which are beginning or terminating in the station. 1955 the station was renovated by B. Grimmek. On 3/4 November 1943, a bomb hit the ceiling above the "dead" northern platform. This al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Friedensburg
Ferdinand Friedensburg (17 November 1886 in Schweidnitz (present-day Świdnica) – 11 March 1972) was the interim Mayor of Berlin due to the illness of mayor Louise Schroeder during the Berlin Blockade in 1948. Biography The son of a judge graduated in 1914 at the Berlin College of Mines ''(Bergakademie)''. Homebound from the United States at the outbreak of World War I he was arrested by British Forces Gibraltar. On an attempt at flight Friedensburg was severely injured, resulting in a long-term stay in hospital. Not able-bodied for military service he served at the German embassy in Bern until the end of the war. Back to Berlin he joined the German Democratic Party (DDP) in 1920 and in 1921 became district administrator ''(Landrat)'' at Rosenberg, Marienwerder (today Susz, Poland). In 1925 Friedensburg was appointed vice president of the Berlin state police agency and in 1927 became region president of the Prussian Regierungsbezirk Kassel. As a supporter of the Weimar Coal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berliner Zeitung
The ''Berliner Zeitung'' (; ) is a daily newspaper based in Berlin, Germany. Founded in East Germany in 1945, it is the only East German paper to achieve national prominence since Reunification of Germany, reunification. It is published by Berliner Verlag. History and profile ''Berliner Zeitung'' was first published on 21 May 1945 in East Berlin. The paper, a center-left daily, is published by Berliner Verlag. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the paper was bought by Gruner + Jahr and the United Kingdom, British publisher Robert Maxwell. Gruner + Jahr later became sole owners and relaunched it in 1997 with a completely new design. A stated goal was to turn the ''Berliner Zeitung'' into "Germany's ''Washington Post''". The daily says its journalists come "from east and west", and it styles itself as a "young, modern and dynamic" paper for the whole of Germany. It is the only East German paper to achieve national prominence since German reunification, reunification. In 2003, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bettina Greiner
Bettina, also spelled Betina, is a female name predominantly found in the Italian and German languages. This name has various interpreted meanings and origins. In Italian, Bettina originated as a diminutive of the names Elisabetta and Benedetta. Benedetta is the Italian feminine form of Benedict, meaning "Blessed," while Elisabetta is the Italian form of Elizabeth, which itself comes from the Hebrew name Elisheva or Elisheba, meaning "my God is an oath". The name has several variations, including Bettine, and though it is a diminutive itself, it can be shortened to Betty, Bette, Ina, or Tina. People * Bettina d'Andrea (1311–1335), Italian legal scholar and professor * Bettina Aptheker (born 1944), American political activist, feminist professor and author * Bettina Arndt (born 1949), Australian writer, commentator and sex therapist * Bettina von Arnim (1785–1859), German writer and novelist * Bettina Banoun (born 1972), Norwegian tax lawyer and actor * Bettina Bäumer (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corine Defrance
Coordination of Information on the Environment (CORINE) is a European programme initiated in 1985 by the European Commission, aimed at gathering information relating to the environment on certain priority topics for the European Union (air, water, soil, land cover, coastal erosion, biotopes, etc.). Since 1994, the European Environment Agency The European Environment Agency (EEA) is the agency of the European Union (EU) which provides independent information on the environment. Definition The European Environment Agency (EEA) is the agency of the European Union (EU) which provides ... (EEA) integrated CORINE in its work programme. EEA is responsible for providing objective, timely and targeted information on Europe's environment. Bibliography *CORINE Biotope Manual, publ. 1992 EU, *CORINE: Examples of the Use of the Programme 1985–1990, publ. 1991 EU, *CORINE: Land Cover Technical Guide, publ. 1994 EU, Search for CORINE literature by the EEA External linksEuropean En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulrich Pfeil
Ulrich Pfeil (born 13 May 1966) is a German historian based in France. Life Born in Hamburg Pfeil grew up in Heide (Holstein) and took the Abitur at the in 1985. After his military service he studied Pedagogy, Educational Science, French language and history at the University of Hamburg from 1987 to 1993. In 1989/90 he worked as Foreign Language Assistant in Lure (Haute-Saône), Lure in France. Between 1993 and 1995 he completed his legal clerkship at the Elsensee-Gymnasium in Quickborn. After the second Staatsexamen he taught at the grammar school Bernau bei Berlin in 1995/96. In 1995 he was appointed to the Department of History at the University of Hamburg with a dissertation on ''Vom Kaiserreich ins Dritte Reich. Die Kreisstadt Heide/Holstein 1890–1933''. From 1996 to 2002, Pfeil was a German Academic Exchange Service-Lektor at the Institut d'Allemand of Asnières-sur-Seine) of the University of Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3. A scholarship from the Deutsche Forschungsgemei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rundfunk Im Amerikanischen Sektor
RIAS (; ''Radio in the American Sector'') was a radio and television station in the American Sector of Berlin during the Cold War. It was founded by the US occupational authorities after World War II in 1946 to provide the German population in and around Berlin with news and political reporting. History By the end of 1945 the US Military Administration in Berlin decided to establish its own broadcasting system, after the Soviets had refused to provide air time on the '' Berliner Rundfunk'' radio station. Supervised by the US Information Control Division, broadcasting commenced on 7 February 1946. For the first months the programme could be distributed via telephone line only (as DIAS – '' Drahtfunk im amerikanischen Sektor''), until a first medium wave transmitter was installed in September. By its creative and innovative programming, the station quickly gained much popularity. Its importance was magnified during the Berlin Blockade in 1948-49, when it carried the message ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
