Georg von Holtzbrinck

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George von Holtzbrinck (born 11 May 1909, Schöplenberg, Hagen died 27 April 1983, Stuttgart) was a German publisher and founder of Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group.

Biography[]

In 1931, he joined the Nazi Young Workers. In 1933, he became member number 2,126,353 of the Nazi Party. He had three young children with his wife Addy von Holtzbrinck, born Griesenbeck on 13 February 1913, Rummenohl; † 2005: Georg-Dieter, Karin and .

Awards[]

• Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
• 1952: Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria

Bibliography[]

• Thomas Garke-Rothbart: „... für unseren Betrieb lebensnotwendig ...“ Georg von Holtzbrinck als Verlagsunternehmer im Dritten Reich Saur, München 2008 ISBN 9783598249068 (zugl. Diss. phil. Fernuniv. Hagen)
  • Rezension: Thomas Schuler: Ein Onkel in der SS. Belege opportunistischen Verhaltens in: Süddeutsche Zeitung 30. Januar 2009, S. 15.
  • Rezension: Florian Triebel: Trotz guter Quellenarbeit noch viele Fragen offen, , 29. September 2009.

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