Helmuth Prieß, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German soldier and activist
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Place of Birth: Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany
About Helmuth Prieß
- Helmuth Prieß (18 March 1939, Hildesheim – 26 April 2012, Bonn) was a German professional soldier, and one of the founders and speaker of the Darmstädter Signal, an independent organization opposing weapons of mass destruction and the primary usage of military means to solve conflicts.
- His signing of a critical resolution led to a demotion of two ranks in 1992, until the Federal Administrative Court of Germany repealed this disciplinary punishment after one year.
- In 1996, Prieß received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and continued to campaign for military-related topics throughout the following years.
- He died on 26 April 2012 in Bonn.
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