Dietrich Wilhelm von Menges (1900 - 1994)

Born 26 Oct 1900 in Wangritten, Kaiserreich

Husband of Maria-Luise Elisabeth von Oppen-Dannewalde — married 30 Jun 1933 in Dannenwalde, Deutsches Reich

Died 14 Jun 1994 at age 93 in Essen, Deutschland

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Biography

Dietrich von Menges is Notable.

He was a German lawyer and industrialist, serving as the Chairman of the Board of Vorstandsvorsitzender der Gutehoffnungshütte (GHH).

Dietrich von Menges was born on October 26, 1900, and died on June 14, 1994.

He studied law at Göttingen University, where he was a member of the Corps Saxonia Göttingen, the University of Berlin and the University of Königsberg.

After completing his doctorate, he served as a legal advisor at the Berliner Kreditbank and then as a consultant in the Reich Ministry of Economics and Reich Commissioner of the Berlin Stock Exchange. He then went to work for the Ferrostaal, a trading company in Essen that was a subsidiary of Vorstandsvorsitzender der Gutehoffnungshütte.

He was drafted into the German Army, serving from 1939 to 1945, ultimately becoming a Captain of the Reserves and a General Staff office.

After release from captivity as a prisoner of war, he rejoined Ferrostaal in 1945, becoming a member of the Board of Directors in 1947, and Chairman of the Board in 1949. He joined the Board of Directors of Vorstandsvorsitzender der Gutehoffnungshütte in 1961, serving as the Chairman of the Board from 1966 to 1975.

Sources

• Dietrich von Oppen, Lebensskizzen aus der Familie von Oppen vornehmlich im 20. Jahrhundert (Marburg/Lahn: Von Oppen, 1985, p. 578.

• "Dietrich Wilhelm von Menges" (April 5, 2022) in Wikipedia, https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietrich_Wilhelm_von_Menges.

• * Wikidata: Item Q1224107, de:Wikipedia