What is Erich Mende?
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-87989-0060, Erich Mende.jpg|thumb|Erich Mende (1961)]] [[File:Erich Mende.jpg|thumb|Erich Mende (1971)]] '''Erich Mende''' (28 October 1916 - 6 May 1998 in Bonn) was a [[Germany|German]] [[jurist]] and politician for the [[Christian-Democratic Union of Germany]] and the [[Free Democratic Party of Germany]]. Mende was born in Groß Strehlitz, near [[Oppolne]]. 1936 he made his abitur. Afterwards he had to do his working service for the state and then his military service. Up from 1938 he was an officer. At the end of World War II he was [[major]]. After he was set free as prisoner of war, his hometown was made Polish. He found a new home in the [[Ruhr area]]. Then he studied laws in [[Cologne]] and [[Bonn]]. In 1949 he finished his doctorade thesis. In 1946 he joined the FDP. He was [[Ministry for Intra-German Relations|Secretary for Intra-German Relations]] (Bundesminister für gesamtdeutsche Fragen) from 1963 to 1966. In the same time he was Vice Chancellor of West Germany. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mende, Erich}} [[Category:1916 births]] [[Category:1998 deaths]] [[Category:German military personnel of World War II]] [[Category:German majors]] [[Category:People from former German territories]] [[Category:Politicians of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany]] [[Category:Politicians of the Free Democratic Party of Germany]] [[Category:Vice Chancellors of Germany]] [[Category:Intra-German Relations ministers]]