| Also known as | Mayor of Munich |
|---|---|
 Oberlieutenant Gunther Burstyn | |
| Born | 6th, July 1879 Steiermark, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | January 5th, 1959 Munich, Germany |
| Title | Oberlieutenant Gunther Burstyn, Mayor of Munich |
| Years active | 1933-1940 |
| Predecessor | Karl Shnagl(as mayor) |
| Successor | Hans Gzlabund(as mayor) |
| Political party | United Germans for Progress |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, Mayor of Munich |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Spouse | Greta Lemler |
| Children | None |
Gunther Burstyn was an Austrian Engineer and later mayor of Munich. He is famous for designing the Cross Country Tank, or Motorgeschutz, which was years ahead of its time and helped the Germans win the war. He attended the treaty of Vienna, which marked the end of World War I. He has received various medals and honors and was given the Nobel Prize for physics in 1916. After the war was over, he pursued local politics and became the mayor of Munich, overseeing a period of economic and industrial growth. His party, United Germans for Progress, focuses on education and industrialization through liberal policies. It is the largest party in Germany and holds half the seats in Parliament. Its main rivals are the Traditionalist Party and Labor Party.