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Word: ficer (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Order. The man who has upset West Germany's politics is a tall (6 ft. 2 in.), hard-driving Pomeranian who was a World War II Panzer of ficer.* Von Thadden manages to play skillfully on the self-pitying, nationalist feelings of many Germans. In Baden-Württemberg, a region known for its unemotional, middle-of-the-road politics, he conducted a restrained and low-key campaign. His biggest pitch was for law and order, an issue that has become as topical in West Germany as in the U.S. Speaking about student disorders, Von Thadden proposed a simple...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: West Germany: A Most Unlovely Election | 5/10/1968 | See Source »

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