Oskar Farny
Oskar Farny | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Federal Affairs Baden-Württemberg | |
| In office 7 October 1953 – 23 June 1960 | |
| Bundestag Deputy | |
| In office 6 September 1953 – 11 November 1953 | |
| Reichstag Deputy | |
| In office 12 November 1933 – 8 May 1945 | |
| Reichstag Deputy | |
| In office 14 September 1930 – 26 June 1933 | |
| Landtag of Württemberg Deputy | |
| In office 6 June 1920 – 23 March 1921 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 September 1891 |
| Died | 20 June 1983 (aged 91) |
| Party | Christian Democratic Union |
| Other political affiliations | Centre Party Christian Social Union |
| Alma mater | University of Tübingen |
| Occupation | Business owner |
| Civilian awards | Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg |
| Nickname | King of the Allgäu |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | German Empire Nazi Germany |
| Branch/service | Imperial German Army German Army |
| Years of service | 1910–1911; 1913–1919 1939–1945 |
| Rank | Hauptmann Oberstleutnant |
| Unit | Grenadier Regiment 123 (5th Württemberg) Infantry Regiment 124 (6th Württemberg) Infantry Division 27 Infantry Regiment 290 |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Military awards | Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class Clasp to the Iron Cross, 2nd class Military Merit Order (Württemberg) Military Merit Order (Bavaria) War Merit Cross, 2nd class |
Oskar Farny (9 April 1891 – 20 June 1983) was a German military officer, businessman and politician. Serving as an officer in the Imperial German Army from 1913, he left the army after the First World War. In 1919, he took over management of his family's business, the Edelweiß Brewery Farny, and also became chairman of the board of a cheese-making cooperative.
Farny also was active in politics and served briefly in the Württemberg Landtag, the state parliament. From September 1930 to June 1933, he was a member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic as a representative of the Centre Party, and from November 1933 until May 1945, he was a "guest" of the Nazi Party faction in the Reichstag, though he never officially joined the Nazi Party. Returning to the military in 1939, he spent most of the Second World War as an Oberstleutnant of reserves on the home front.
After the end of the war, Farny was elected to the West German Bundestag in 1953 for the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was appointed Minister for Federal Affairs in the Baden-Württemberg state ministry, serving as the state's representative to the federal government until 1960. He also continued to be active as a business executive.