| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1930 |
| Number: | 22 - 1 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Baron Paul von Schoenaich |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1866 |
| Year, Death: | 1954 |
| Profession: | Former Major-General. Peace worker |
| City: | Berlin |
| Country: | GERMANY (DE) |
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| Motivation: | Schoenaich was a former army officer who, because of his knowledge of military technology, became an opponent to war and advocate of democracy, pacifism and radical disarmament. He became president of the German Peace Association (Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft). Schoenaich also held several peace lectures and he wrote extensively on peace. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Heinrich Ströbel |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Member of the German parliament |
| Country: | GERMANY (DE) |
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| Comments: |
Schoenaich was one of the few German imperial officers who actively began to promote peace and pacifism. |
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