If the party of Adenauer and Erhart, with 45 per cent of the vote, approaches the party of Willy Brandt, which won 36 per cent, the result would be a stiffening of the old resolve.

This has happened three times: 1972 under Chancellor Willy Brandt, 1983 under Chancellor Helmut Kohl and 2005 under Chancellor Gerhard Schröder.

On 19 March 1970 the East and West German Chancellors Willi Stoph and Willy Brandt met in Erfurt, the first such meeting since the division of Germany.

Willy Brandt ( 1913 – 1992 ), German Chancellor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 1971

Socialist ( SPD ) leader Willy Brandt was Deputy Federal Chancellor and Foreign Minister.

Willy Brandt ( 1913 – 1992 ) was the leader of the Social Democratic Party in 1964 – 87 and West German Chancellor in 1969 – 1974.

After serving in several party offices, he was appointed Minister of the Interior by Chancellor Willy Brandt, whose Social Democratic Party was in coalition with the FDP, in 1969 ; in 1974, he became foreign minister and Vice Chancellor.

Although the Social Democrats showed strong support for the expellees especially under Kurt Schumacher and Erich Ollenhauer, social democrats in more recent decades have traditionally been less supportive — and it was under Willy Brandt that West Germany recognized the Oder-Neisse line as factual as part of his Ostpolitik.

Additionally, Ted Sorensen claimed in his memoir Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History ( 2008 ) to have had a hand in the speech, and said he had incorrectly inserted the word ein, incorrectly taking responsibility for the " jelly doughnut misconception ", below, a claim apparently supported by Berlin mayor Willy Brandt but dismissed by later scholars since the final typed version, which does not contain the words, is the last one Sorensen could have worked on.

Behind the long table set up on the steps of the Rathaus Schöneberg were US and German dignitaries, including Dean Rusk ( Kennedy's Secretary of State ), Lucius D. Clay ( the US administrator of Germany ), Konrad Adenauer ( the German chancellor ), Willy Brandt, and Otto Bach ( President of the German House of Representatives ).

The government formed by Kiesinger remained in power for nearly three years with the SPD leader Willy Brandt as Deputy Federal Chancellor and Foreign Minister.

Kiesinger was succeeded as Chancellor by Willy Brandt.

* Willy Brandt ( SPD )-Vice Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs

The transfer to Poland decided at Potsdam in 1945 was officially recognized by East Germany in 1950, by West Germany under Chancellor Willy Brandt in the Treaty of Warsaw signed in 1970, and finally by the reunited Germany by the Two Plus Four Agreement in 1990.

* 1974 – West German Chancellor Willy Brandt resigns.

It has been claimed that the German authorities, under the leadership of Chancellor Willy Brandt and Minister for the Interior Hans-Dietrich Genscher, rejected Israel's offer to send an Israeli special forces unit to Germany.

During the memorial service, the Olympic Flag was flown at half-mast, along with the flags of most of the other competing nations at the request of Willy Brandt.

It was also the permanent home to an exhibition of the life of Willy Brandt ( 1913 – 1992 ), Mayor of West Berlin from 1957 to 1966, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany 1969 – 1974.

** Willy Brandt becomes Chancellor of West Germany.

** Willy Brandt, Chancellor of Germany, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize ( d. 1992 )

Willy Brandt

* October 8 – Willy Brandt, Chancellor of Germany, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize ( b. 1913 )

* April 27 – A no-confidence vote against German Chancellor Willy Brandt fails under obscure circumstances.

** During his visit to the Polish capital, German Chancellor Willy Brandt goes down on his knees in front of a monument to the victims of the Warsaw Ghetto.

* Peace – Willy Brandt

`` I was hoping you'd say that, Willy.

Seventeen years ago today, German scientist Willy Fiedler climbed into a makeshift cockpit installed in a V-1 rocket-bomb that was attached to the underbelly of a Heinkel bomber.

The novels were written in the late 19th century, in collaboration with Colette ’ s first husband, Henry Gauthier-Villars, better known by his nom-de-plume Willy, who was also a writer.

There has been much speculation over the degree of involvement of both Colette and Willy in the writing, particularly as Willy was known for having ghostwriters of his literary publications.

This however was overturned after her death, as Willy ’ s son from a prior relationship, Jacques Gauthier-Villars, sued to have his father ’ s name restored, which was carried out.

However, Willy Brandt's Ostpolitik was a key factor in the détente of the 1970s.

* The 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory was produced by Wolper Productions.

His only challenger, Ray Watson of the United States, gave up before the last lap and Nurmi was able to slow down and coast to victory ahead of Willy Schärer, Henry Stallard and Douglas Lowe, still breaking the Olympic record by three seconds.

From 1968 to 1984, Schmidt was deputy chairman of the SPD ( unlike Willy Brandt and Gerhard Schröder, he was never actually chairman of the party ).

Willy lost his legs when he was drunk because he was sued of copyright infrigment for his hit song.

Willy Brandt (; born Herbert Frahm ; 18 December 1913 – 8 October 1992 ) was a German statesman and politician, leader of the German Social Democratic Party of Germany ( Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, or SPD ) from 1964 to 1987, and chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1969 to 1974.

* Willy Brokamp ( born 1946 ) – footballer

On November 24, 1990, 15 year old James " Jamie " Wiley ( born May 9, 1975 ) shot and killed his stepmother Becky and three younger brothers, Jesse ( age 13 ), Willy ( age 10 ), and Tyrone ( age 5 ) with a shotgun.

Earnest “ Chilly Willy ” Thomas was born in Jonesboro, Louisiana, on November 20, 1935, in a time of extreme segregation.

Michael Willy Schenker ( born 10 January 1955, Sarstedt, Lower Saxony ) is a German rock guitarist, best known for his tenure in UFO, in addition to his solo band.

* William Jones ( wrestler ) ( born 1969 ), American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name " Chilly Willy "

Willy Russell was born in Whiston, on the outskirts of Liverpool, where he grew up.

William Andrew (" Willy ") Pogany ( born Vilmos Andreas Pogány ) ( August 1882 – 30 July 1955 ) was a prolific Hungarian illustrator of children's and other books.

Willy Matheisl ( born 1950 ) is a photographer living in Deggendorf, Bavaria, Germany.

Rusty Goffe who appeared as an Oompa-Loompa in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory was born and raised in the town attending nearby Sturry Secondary school.

* Wilhelm Fischer (" Willy " Fischer ) ( born 1972 ), German boxer

Willem Werner Hubert " Willy " Claes ( born 24 November 1938 ) was the eighth Secretary General of NATO and a Belgian politician.

* Willy Wilson ( born 1980 ), Filipino basketball player

* Willy Fischler ( born 1949 ), Belgian physicist

* Willy Parsons ( born 1959 ), comedian and actor

Wilhelmus " Willy " Antonius van de Kerkhof () ( born 16 September 1951 ) is a former Dutch footballer.

* Willy Russell ( born 1947 ), British playwright, lyricist and composer

Paris Themmen ( born June 25, 1959 ) is an American actor who played Mike Teevee in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, when he was 11 years old.

William " Willy " Stephen Goulden Bach, Baron Bach ( born 25 December 1946 ) is a British Labour member of the House of Lords and was a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice from 2008 to 2010.

The house on the left side of the painting belonged to a neighbour, Willy Lott, a tenant farmer, who was said to have been born in the house and never to have left it for more than four days in his lifetime.

Wilfredo ' Willy ' Daniel Caballero Lazcano ( born 28 January 1981 in Santa Elena, Entre Ríos ) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Málaga CF in Spain, as a goalkeeper.

Willy Munyoki Mutunga ( born, 16 June 1947 in Kitui District, Eastern Kenya ) is a Kenyan lawyer, intellectual and pro-reform activist.

Wannes Van de Velde ( 29 April 1937 – 10 November 2008 ), born Willy Cecile Johannes Van de Velde, in Antwerp, was a Flemish singer, musician, poet and artist.

Willy Voet ( born 1945 ) is a Belgian sports physiotherapist.