The Germany Foundation (german: Deutschland-Stiftung) was a
national conservative German organisation associated with the
Christian Democratic Union and
Christian Social Union, that existed from 1966 to 2007. It was founded in
Rosenheim in
Bavaria and incorporated in 1967. The organisation was founded by author
Kurt Ziesel after a visit to
Konrad Adenauer, who became its first
honorary president.
From 1967 to 2001 the foundation awarded the
Konrad Adenauer Prize and published the magazine ''
Deutschland-Magazin''. The foundation was viewed as an organisation of the conservative faction within CDU/CSU, and was staunchly
anti-communist
Anti-communism is Political movement, political and Ideology, ideological opposition to communism. Organized anti-communism developed after the 1917 October Revolution in the Russian Empire, and it reached global dimensions during the Cold War, w ...
.
The foundation dissolved because of a lack of funds.
Related persons include:
*Konrad Adenauer; honorary president
*
Alfons Goppel
Alfons Goppel (1 October 1905 – 24 December 1991) was a German politician of the CSU party and Prime Minister of Bavaria (1962–1978).
Biography
Alfons Goppel was born in Reinhausen (now Regensburg), one of the nine children of the ba ...
; member of the honorary board
*
Heinrich Hellwege
Heinrich Peter Hellwege (born 18 August 1908 in Neuenkirchen; died 4 October 1991 in Neuenkirchen) was a German politician ( DHP, DP and CDU). Hellwege was Federal Minister for Affairs of the Federal Council (1949–1955) and Minister Preside ...
; member of the honorary board
*
Hans-Joachim von Merkatz
Hans-Joachim von Merkatz (7 July 1905 – 25 February 1982) was a German politician. He was Federal Minister of Justice from 1956 to 1957. He was a member of the Bundestag from 1949 to 1961. He was a member of the German Party before joining the ...
; member of the honorary board
*
Hans-Joachim Schoeps
Hans-Joachim Schoeps (30 January 1909 Berlin - 8 July 1980 Erlangen) was a German-Jewish historian of religion and religious philosophy. He was professor of religions and religious history at the University of Erlangen. Prior to World War II, Schoe ...
; member of the advisory board
*
Gerhard Löwenthal; president from 1977 to 1994
*
Georg Stadtmüller
Georg Stadtmüller (Bürstadt, Hessen, 17 March 1909 – Passau, 1 November 1985) was German historian and Albanologist.
Biography
He studied German history, classic and oriental philology and history in Freiburg in period 1927–1931. He was pr ...
; president from 1966 to 1968
References
1966 establishments in Germany
Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Organizations established in 1966
Political organisations based in Germany
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