Theodor Heuss with journalists 1945

Theodor Heuss with journalists in Aachen in the summer of 1945. Original size of the photo: 5680×4200, Photographer: Unknown, Rights: © Historiathek / Stephan Bleek

Theodor Heuss, a prominent German liberal politician and the first President of the Federal Republic of Germany, was an important figure in post-World War II Germany. In 1945, Germany was emerging from the devastation of the war, and Heuss played a key role in rebuilding the country’s democratic institutions.