Richard Jaeger (16 February 1913 – 15 May 1998) was a German

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

of the

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. Under

Ludwig Erhard Ludwig Wilhelm Erhard (; 4 February 1897 – 5 May 1977) was a German politician and economist affiliated with the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and Chancellor of Germany (1949–), chancellor of West Ge ...

's second ministry, he was Minister of Justice (26 October 1965 – 1 December 1966) From 1933, Jaeger was a member of Hitler's paramilitary organization, the

Sturmabteilung The (; SA; or 'Storm Troopers') was the original paramilitary organisation under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party of Germany. It played a significant role in Adolf Hitler's rise to power, Hitler's rise to power in the 1920s and early 1930s. I ...

(SA), and was a member of the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the German Army (1935–1945), ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmac ...

from 1939-1945. From 1949 to 1980 Jaeger was a member of German

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. He prominently supported the reintroduction of the

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in the 1960s, despite in the 1950s rallying against it and advocating for pardoning Nazi war criminals sentenced to death. From 1972 to 1974, Jaeger was President of the

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(CEDI). He was also President of the German Atlantic Society from 1957-90 and Head of the German Delegation to the

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from 1984-90. He was married and had six children.

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