Klaus Hahnzog Dr.
Dr. Klaus Hahnzog, former mayor (of Munich)
Former member of the state parliament and non-professional member of the Bavarian Constitutional Court, Munich
Dr. Klaus Hahnzog passed away on July 21, 2025, in Munich, surrounded by his family.
The necessity of engaging in peace work was instilled in me from childhood, so to speak: as a 6-year-old in Berlin, spending nights in air-raid shelters, then the empty school desk next to me – one of the first bomb victims. Then to relatives in the Palatinate, out of the frying pan into the fire: low-flying aircraft on the Siegfried Line while gleaning ears of corn or potato stubble. This also shaped me in politics. In our current situation with refugees: how many are fleeing murderous conflicts in which weapons manufactured in Germany, the world’s third-largest arms exporter, also play a role?
