Herbert von Bismarck (1884–1955)
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Herbert von Bismarck (29 August 1884 - 30 March 1955) was a German lawyer and politician. In 1930 he switched to national politics, serving between 1930 and 1933 as a Member of the Reichstag (national parliament) in Berlin. He represented the conservative-nationalist DNVP (party). During a couple of months at the start of 1933 he served very briefly as secretary of state at the Prussian Interior Ministry before being placed in "temporary retirement". After the war he returned to public life between 1948 and 1952 as the first spokesman for the new Pommersche Landsmannschaft, an association created to represent the interests of those who had been expelled from their homes in Pomerania (most of which had now become part of Poland).[1][2]
Herbert von Bismarck | |
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Born | Herbert Otto Rudolf von Bismarck 29 August 1884 |
Died | 30 March 1955 (aged 70) |
Occupation(s) | Prussian government legal officer Land owner-farmer Politician Member of the Prussian state Landtag (parliament) Member of the Reichstag (national parliament) Secretary of State at the Prussian Interior Ministry Spokesman for the Pommersche Landsmannschaft |
Political party | DNVP |
Spouse | Maria von Kleist-Retzow (1893-1979) |
Children | 8 |
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The Herbert von Bismarck described here was a great nephew to Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, the man who choreographed German unification during the build-up to 1871.[1] Sources not infrequently conflate or confuse Herbert von Bismarck (1884–1955) with his first cousin once removed, Herbert von Bismarck (1849–1904).[3]