Free University of Berlin
Free University of Berlin (University) | |
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Motto | Veritas, Iustitia, Libertas (Latin) |
Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
Type | Public |
Created as a Cold War showcase of Western freedom. |
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Cold War Origins
The Free University of Berlin was founded in West Berlin in 1948 with American support during the early Cold War period; its name refers to West Berlin's status as part of the Western Free World, in contrast to the communist-controlled university in East Berlin, where the old Frederick William University was situated.
By 1949, the Free University had registered 4,946 students. Until the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, many students came from the Soviet sector, often supported through the a cash stipend from the West Berlin government.
1968 Student Protests
In the late 1960s, the Free University of Berlin was one of the main scenes of the German student movement of 68, as a reaction to the global student protests during that time.
The APO students criticised society's repression of the crimes of National Socialism committed by their parents' generation, only interested in economic recovery. It also joined the worldwide protests against the Vietnam War and showed solidarity with the guerrilla fighters campaigning against the United States and its local allies.
The university was a center for the Außerparlamentarische Opposition (APO) (German for extra-parliamentary opposition), to which the student leaders Benno Ohnesorg and Rudi Dutschke belonged.
The outrage after the police's assassination of Benno Ohnesorg and the attempt on student leader Rudi Dutschke's life, led to the protests quickly escalating in all of Germany.
Employee on Wikispooks
Employee | Job | Appointed | End | Description |
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Richard Löwenthal | Professor in political science | 1959 | 1974 | Attended Bilderberg/1968 |
Alumni on Wikispooks
Person | Born | Died | Nationality | Summary | Description |
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Hannes Adomeit | 9 November 1942 | 25 April 2022 | German | Academic | Spooky German academic who headed up the German cluster of the Integrity Initiative. |
Peter Ammon | 23 February 1952 | German | Diplomat | German diplomat, Atlantik-Brücke, MSC | |
Mathias Bröckers | 26 June 1954 | German | Author Journalist Blogger | German journalist who has written about 9-11 | |
Heinz Bude | 1954 | German | Sociologist | German sociologist known for his publications and to have spoken about sending not vaccinated people to Madagascar | |
Andrea Fischer | 14 January 1960 | German | Politician Big pharma/Lobbyist | WEF backed German health minister turned pharma lobbyist | |
Anastasios Giannitsis | 1944 | Greece | Politician Economist | Greek economist and politician. | |
Attila Hildmann | 22 April 1981 | Turkey German | Author Chef | German-Turkish TV chef, turned "anti-vaxxer" and "far-right conspiracy theorist" | |
Joachim Krause | 7 February 1951 | German | Academic | ||
Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven | 12 November 1956 | Germna | Diplomat Spook | Spook and diplomat. Part of the German cell of the Integrity Initiative. NATO's first chief of intelligence 2016-2019. | |
Gerhard Löwenthal | 8 December 1922 | 6 December 2002 | German | Journalist Deep state operative | German deep state operative |
Albrecht Müller | 16 May 1938 | German | Journalist | Former German Social Democrat politician, from 2003 editor of independent media NachDenkseiten | |
Peter Neumann | 4 December 1974 | German | Academic "Terror expert" | Spooky "terror expert", ACG YGL/2012 | |
Andreas Umland | 1967 | German | Academic | German academic mentioned in an Integrity Initiative document |