Chairman of the Governing Board is Hans-Henning Horstmann, Ambassador (ret.)

The 60th anniversary of the German British/English society is celebrated in Dusseldorf.

The Governing Board and the Advisory Board are invited to attend a concert in the Berlin Philharmonic, as part of Her Majesty’s Queen Elizabeth II State Visit to Germany.

From 2003 until 2013, the Chairman of the Governing Board is Gebhardt von Moltke, Ambassador (ret.).

A plaque in honour of Lilo Milchsack the founder of the society is unveiled at the Carsch-Haus in Dusseldorf. It is here, in the former English cultural centre “die Brücker“ (the bridge), where the society held its events and lectures until the 1970s.

The first Economic Königswinter Conference is held in Berlin. Since 2007, the conference is held annually in Ditchley Park, Oxfordshire.

At the annual General Meeting, it was decided to rename the Deutsch-Englische Gesellschaft (German-English Society) into the Deutsch-Britische Gesellschaft (German-British Society).

Since 2007, the conference is held annually in Ditchley Park, Oxfordshire.

Official ceremony to mark the 100th Anniversary of the death of Empress Friedrich the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria and the widow of the German Emperor Friedrich III.

26.4.1999: The official ceremony took place in the Berlin Cathedral 27.4.1999: The opening of the exhibition “Views of Germany” from the Royal Collection in Windsor castle in the Glienicke Palace. Among the guests, the event was attended by the Duke of Kent.

The former participants of the Young Königswinter Conference founded the “Young Königswinter Alumni” Association.

From 1998 until 2003, the Chairman of the Governing Board is Dr. Hermann Frhr. von Richthofen, Ambassador (ret.).

The German-English Society relocated its main office from Bonn to Berlin.

The Königswinter Conference took place for the first time in Berlin. The German Federal President Roman Herzog received the conference participants at the Bellevue Palace.

On the initiative of Dr. Marcus Bierich, the Königswinter Foundation was established.

The German-English Society’s regional Group in Berlin celebrated its 40th anniversary. The chamber orchestra from the Berlin University of the Arts (formerly the Hochschule der Künste Berlin) performed at the celebration and was conducted by former Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath.

From 1993 until 1998, the Chairman of the Governing Board is Dr. Jürgen Ruhfus †, Ambassador (ret.).

During their state visit, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip were received by the German-English Society's governing board, advisory board and sponsors at the British Ambassador’s residence in Bonn.

Lilo Milchsack the founder of the German-English Society dies at the age of 88.

The Königswinter Conference took place in Dresden.

In the 1990s, as part of the “Jugendbrücke” (Youth Bridge) project, the German-English Society together with the British-German Association (BGA), organised annual exchanges between British and East German high school pupils, who stayed with local families.

The founding of regional working groups in the new Federal States.

The German-English Society celebrated its 40th anniversary at the Industrie-Club in Dusseldorf.

The German-British Society relocated its main office from Dusseldorf to Bonn.

From 1982 until 1993, the Chairman of the Governing Board is Karl-Günther von Hase, Ambassador (ret.).

Since 1975, the annual “Königswinter Conference” alternates between Great Britain (Oxford/Cambridge) and Germany. Following the 1974 conference held in Edinburgh, the “Königswinter Conference” has become a trademark.

From 1969 until 1977, the Chairman of the Governing Board is Hans von Herwarth, Ambassador (ret.).

For the first time, the Königswinter Conference took place in Great Britain, Oxford.

The first Berlin “German-English Youth Conference” (today the Young Königswinter Conference) took place in Berlin under the leadership of the German-British Youth Exchange (der Deutsch-Britische Jugendaustausch).

From this date the German-English conferences are held annually.

The first regional working group was founded in Essen.

In the town of Königswinter (near Bonn), the German-English Society held a conference with British and German social workers.

On the initiative of Lilo Milchsack and six other Dusseldorf citizens, the German-English Society was established in Wittlaer (near Dusseldorf). They were supported by Sir Robert Birley who was then the Education Adviser to the British Military Government of Germany. On 19th April 1949, the German-English Society was formally registered in the associations register at the Dusseldorf District Court.

From 1949 until 1968, the Chairman of the Governing Board is Prof. Dr. Emil Lehnratz.

The British military government dissolved the former Prussian provinces and founded the States of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hanover (later Lower Saxony) and Schleswig-Holstein. (mehr …)