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Walter Dirks


Walter Dirks (8 January 1901 in Hörde – 30 May 1991 in Wittnau, Baden-Württemberg) was a German political commentator, theologian, and journalist.

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He co-founded the Bensberger Kreis, and was co-editor of the Frankfurter Hefte. He opposed National Socialism, and in Die Arbeit (August 1931) "described the Catholic reaction to Nazism as 'open warfare'".

Dirks was a supporter of socialism and an opponent of nuclear weapons. With other writers such as Eugen Kogon in the Frankfurter Hefte, he articulated the opposition to rearmament.

Legacy

  • The Walter Dirks Prize has been awarded to, among others, Rita Süssmuth, Rupert Neudeck, and Wolfgang Thierse.
  • Walter-Dirks-Straße (1029337)

    • Awards

  • 1983: Geschwister-Scholl-Preis for War ich ein linker Spinner?

    • References

    Walter Dirks Wikipedia
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