Gustav Walter Heinemann
President of Federal Republic of Germany
✶ 23 July 1899 in Schwelm (Westfalen)
✟ 7 July 1976 in Essen
Appointed
The Royal Palace of Stockholm 25 May 1970
Assigned the collar The Royal Palace of Stockholm 2 May 1972
motto
Missing
shield
Painted 1978 by David Friefeldt. Inscription changed 1989 by Bengt Olof Kälde.
other awards
None
Biography
Interior Minister 1949-1950
Attorney General 1966-1969
President 1969-1974
Received the order at a state visit to Sweden. Received the collar in conjunction with King Gustaf VI Adolf’s state visit to Germany.
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