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Fritz Wächtler
German Nazi Party official and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Austrian figure skater, see Fritz Wächtler (figure skater).
Fritz Wächtler (7 January 1891 – 19 April 1945) was a Nazi Party official and politician who served as the Gauleiter of the eastern Bavarian administrative region of Gau Bayreuth. Trained as a primary school teacher, he also became head of the National Socialist Teachers League (NSLB) in 1935. During World War II he held the honorary rank of SS-Obergruppenführer and was the Reich Defense Commissioner of Gau Bayreuth. Prone to alcoholic outbursts and unpopular with the local residents, he eventually ran afoul of Martin Bormann in a political intrigue. Wächtler was executed on orders from Führer Headquarters near the end of the war on 19 April 1945.
Quick Facts Gauleiter of Gau Bayreuth, Appointed by ...
Fritz Wächtler | |
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Gauleiter of Gau Bayreuth | |
In office 5 December 1935 – 19 April 1945 | |
Appointed by | Adolf Hitler |
Preceded by | Hans Schemm |
Succeeded by | Ludwig Ruckdeschel |
Head of the National Socialist Teachers League | |
In office 5 December 1935 – 17 February 1943 | |
Appointed by | Adolf Hitler |
Preceded by | Hans Schemm |
Succeeded by | Post abolished |
Deputy Gauleiter of Gau Thuringia | |
In office 15 June 1932 – 5 December 1935 | |
Appointed by | Adolf Hitler |
Preceded by | Willy Marschler |
Succeeded by | Heinrich Siekmeier |
Interior Minister of Thuringia | |
In office 8 May 1933 – 22 January 1936 | |
Prime Minister | Willy Marschler |
Preceded by | Fritz Sauckel |
Succeeded by | Walter Ortlepp |
Personal details | |
Born | 7 January 1891 Triebes, Principality of Reuss-Gera, German Empire |
Died | 19 April 1945(1945-04-19) (aged 54) Waldmünchen, Bavaria, Nazi Germany |
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
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Profession | Teacher |
Military service | |
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Branch/service | Imperial German Army |
Years of service | 1913 – 1918 |
Rank | Leutnant |
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Battles/wars | World War I |
Awards | Iron Cross, 2nd class |
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