Anton Breitenhofer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German writer (1912-1989)
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Place of Birth: Reșița, Caraș-Severin County, Romania
About Anton Breitenhofer
- Anton Breitenhofer (born April 10, 1912, Re?i?a, died December 20, 1989, Bucharest) was a Swabian (ethnic German) journalist, writer and politician in Romania.
- Breitenhofer spent his youth working as a locksmith in Re?i?a during twenty-two years.
- He became a member of the Communist Party of Romania during the initial phase of the Second World War.
- After the war he spent time in the Soviet Union, deported for forced labour.
- He served as editor-in-chief of Neuer Weg (German-language daily newspaper) between 1954 and 1976.
- He served as secretary of the German Anti-Fascist Committee 1949-1952.He became a member of the Great National Assembly in 1952.
- In 1955 he became a member of the Central Committee of what was by then the Romanian Workers' Party.
- He was a member of the State Council between 1961 and 1965, and again from 1968 and 1969.
- He was the Vice Chairman of the Bureau of the Council of Working People of German Nationality between 1968 and 1978.
- In 1968 he was included in the National Council of the Socialist Unity Front.He became a member of the bureau of the Romanian Writers' Union in 1960.
- He formed part of its Executive Committee between 1962 and 1968.
- In his literary career, he wrote novels centered on working class characters in Reschitza.In 1976 he was replaced by Ernst Breitenstein as editor-in-chief of Neuer Weg.
- He also resigned from his position in the Council of Working People of German Nationality.
- At the 13th Party Congress he was removed from the Central Committee.
- No official reasoning was provided for his retreat from public positions.
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