Guido von Mengden
Deceased Person
1896 – 1982
Who was Guido von Mengden?
Guido von Mengden was a German Sports officer. He was a key figure in the Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für Leibesübungen, the Sports Office of the Third Reich.
His role as a Nazi is the subject of controversy. Historian Hajo Bernett blames him for being one of the main culprits regarding the politization of German sports during the Third Reich.
Others believe though that thanks to him some valuable German sports associations were preserved. Guido von Mengden has been praised as the "spiritual father" of many post-war sports programs and German sports leader Carl Diem has mentioned him as "one of the most significant Sports leaders in Europe" for his work after 1950.
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