Adolf von Thadden

Adolf von Thadden
President of the National Democratic Party
In office 1967–1971
Preceded by	Friedrich Thielen
Succeeded by	Martin Mussgnug
Member of the Bundestag
In office 15 August 1949 – 6 September 1953
Constituency	Lower Saxony
In office 16 September 1957 – 1959
Constituency	Lower Saxony
Member of the Bundesrat
In office 7 September 1953 – 15 September 1957
Constituency	Lower Saxony
Personal details
Born	(1921-07-07)7 July 1921 Gut Trieglaf, Pomerania, Germany
Died	16 July 1996(1996-07-16) (aged 75) Bad Oeynhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Political party	National Socialist German Workers' Party (1939–1945) German Right Party (1946–1950) German Empire Party (1950–1964) National Democratic Party (1964–1975)
Relatives	Elisabeth von Thadden (half-sister)
Occupation	Politician, landowner
Military service
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Branch/service	Wehrmacht
Years of service	1939–1945
Rank	Lieutenant
Battles/wars	World War II

Adolf von Thadden (7 July 1921 – 16 July 1996) was a German far-right politician. Born into a leading Pomeranian landowning family, he was the half-brother of Elisabeth von Thadden, a prominent critic of the Nazis who was executed by the Nazi government in September 1944.^[1]