Manlio Brosio

Manlio Giovanni Brosio (* July 10, 1897 in Turin, † March 14, 1980 ) was an Italian politician and Secretary General of NATO.

In World War Brosio artillery officer was at the Alpine front. He later earned his lawyers and joined the Liberal Party ( PLI) at. In the illegality Brosio fought Fascist Italy under Benito Mussolini.

From December 10 1945 to July 13, 1946, he was Italian Minister of War under Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi. Later, he was Ambassador of Italy in Moscow, London, Washington, DC and Paris.

From the perspective of the Italian Ambassador Manlio Brosio was the aim of the Soviet Union, which they pursued with the founding of the GDR, to prevent the integration of Germany into the Western bloc. Elections in West Germany and the establishment of the government in Bonn - - In his eyes, the justifications of the USSR for the establishment of the East German state had little validity. The founding of the GDR presented his view only a platform for action for the future dar. The GDR should assume the function of a socialist bastion, which had previously occupied Yugoslavia. Although he denied the GDR the self-collected anti-fascist character, Brosio welcomed in some ways its inception, because he equated a reunion with a dangerous growing strength of Germany.

From 1 August 1964 to 1971 Brosio was Secretary General of NATO in Brussels. Its predecessor, the Dutchman Dirk Uipko Stikker was resigned for health reasons from his post. In 1961 Brosio candidate for the succession of Paul -Henri Spaak, but was defeated.

As NATO Secretary General, he proved his diplomatic skills during stress test of NATO through the exit of France from the military alliance structure.

The entry of Soviet troops into Czechoslovakia in 1968 was a testament to an adequate defense of the West for Brosio. At the same time he did not want to do without a détente.