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Günter Herlitz
Günter Herlitz (February 9, 1913 – September 11, 2010) was born in Berlin as the son of , founder of the Herlitz stationery company.
Biography.
Following the founding of the company by his father in 1904, Günter Herlitz took over the business in 1935. He expanded the company from Berlin into Mark Brandenburg and already counted six employees to help with the business. When he was conscripted for military service during the Second World War, Günter Herlitz’s mother took on the running of the
the son, Günter Herlitz. The company had six employees at that time.
After Günter Herlitz was conscripted for military service, his mother Berta Herlitz temporarily took over managing the company and maintained customer relations. In November 1943, the business premises in Berlin were completely destroyed two times by the effects of the war; business activity ground to a halt.
History 1945–1972.
Günter Herlitz resumed business operations as early as the summer of 1945 (in a basement, at first), initially dealing in "bargains of all