13 Facts About Hermann Ehlers

Hermann Ehlers was the second president of the Bundestag from 19 October 1950 to 29 October 1954.

Hermann Ehlers was a member of the Christian Democratic Union.

Hermann Ehlers's parents moved to Berlin from Sulze shortly before Hermann's birth due to the opening of a job with the post office for the elder Ehlers.

Hermann Ehlers began studying at the University of Bonn in the summer of 1924, where he began attending the lectures of the famous but controversial professor of constitutional law, Carl Schmitt.

Hermann Ehlers continued to work in various offices for the church throughout the 1930s.

Since Hermann Ehlers was not present at the meeting in which the church decided to publish these names, he was released from prison after only fourteen days.

Hermann Ehlers's arrest reflects the fine line he and his fellow church members were walking in relation to the Nazi government.

Hermann Ehlers was drafted into the military on 23 October 1940, and assigned to anti-aircraft warfare in Hamburg.

Hermann Ehlers became a candidate for the title of officer on 20 February 1942 and was promoted to lieutenant a year later.

Hermann Ehlers decided in August 1946 on the basis of his Christian beliefs to begin working with the CDU, and began his political career as a councilman in Oldenburg.

Hermann Ehlers was elected to the German Bundestag in 1949, and his election as President of the Bundestag in 1950 served as a symbol of the party's commitment to remaining interconfessional.

Hermann Ehlers was married to Jutta Taubert, who died in Switzerland in 2002.

Multiple schools and dormitories within Germany carry his name, and the Hermann Ehlers Stiftung continues to operate as a think tank for the CDU to this day.