Elfie Wörner (31 July 1941 in

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– 4 July 2006 in

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) was a German journalist, humanitarian and the second wife of Manfred Wörner, who served as the

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. Elfie Wörner took part in numerous charitable and other non-governmental activities, and was the patron of the German Army Social Work Society, the Special Children in German Military Families, and the

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,Norbert Lossau: "Abschied von Elfie Wörner." ''

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'', 20 July 2006, no. 167, p. 27. and was a member of the advisory board of Hilfe für Bosnien-Herzegowina (Help for Bosnia and Herzegovina). She was bestowed with the ''Golden Award'' of the

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and received the

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...

. The Elfie Wörner Foundation is named in her honour.

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Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1941 births Journalists from Berlin 2006 deaths {{Germany-activist-stub