Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin
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Born | 1922-07-10 Schmenzin, Province of Pomerania, German Reich | |||||||||||
Died | 2013-03-08 (Age 90) Munich, Germany | |||||||||||
Nationality | German | |||||||||||
Parents | Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin | |||||||||||
Spouse | Gundula von Kleist | |||||||||||
Founder of | Munich Security Conference | |||||||||||
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Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin was a German deep politician.
Career
Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin was an officer in the Wehrmacht from 1940-1944.[citation needed]
Post WWII
Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin founded the Munich Security Conference. In an article honoring his 90th birthday in July 2012, the Süddeutsche Zeitung called him an “active-pragmatic pacifist”.