Wittmann was born in Plan in
Czechoslovakia's region of
Egerland (today
Planá in the
Czech Republic). He was a member of the
German Parliament (first elected in 1971), where he represented
Munich North, and president of the
Federation of Expellees (
Bund der Vertriebenen) from 1994 to 1998. He was succeeded as president of the federation by
Erika Steinbach (
CDU). He was a colonel in the reserve and recipient of the
Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr in Gold. Hd was married and had three children. His daughter
Mechthilde Wittmann is CSU-politician. ==References==