Das Erbe der Bekennenden Kirche und die Friedensinitiativen Gustav Heinemanns
As one of the signatories of the Stuttgart Confession of Guilt in 1945, Heinemann's stance on questions of peace and war was largely derived from the insights of this declaration. As the first Federal Minister of the Interior, he resigned in 1950, when Adenauer offered a West German military co...
| Published in: | Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte |
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| Language: | German |
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
1991
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Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte
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| Summary: | As one of the signatories of the Stuttgart Confession of Guilt in 1945, Heinemann's stance on questions of peace and war was largely derived from the insights of this declaration. As the first Federal Minister of the Interior, he resigned in 1950, when Adenauer offered a West German military contribution to the proposed European Defence Community. Heinemann believed the West Germans of the post-war era had a double duty: on the one hand, they had to preserve their newly-won civil rights and liberties and to make sure that the Germans in the East could benefit from them; on the other hand, they had to have a (critical) understanding for all the victorious powers, including the Soviet Union. The Germans had to find ways of ensuring a balance which did not demand the sacrifice of security from either side. Free elections in East Germany and a freee government with unlimited freedom of action would mean that the Soviet Union would have to relinquish its hold over the German Democratic Republic-a demand he believed the Soviet Union could not agree to without some quid pro quo. In order to obtain the reunification of Germany, he was prepared to see its abstention from all military blocs. Especially during the period between 1951 and 1959, Heinemann strove to find new means of achieving his vision of peace. His efforts are described chronologically. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-808X |
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