Alfred Fletcher
Alfred Fletcher (born January 20, 1875 in Lampersdorf in the district of Oels , province of Silesia , † September 20, 1959 in Herzogenaurach ) was a German officer and politician ( DNVP ).
Life and work
After attending the Friedrichs-Gymnasium and the Realgymnasium in Frankfurt (Oder) , Fletcher began a military career and entered the Field Artillery Regiment No. 8 as an ensign on March 22, 1893. He attended the cadet institute in Wahlstatt and the Prussian main cadet institute in Groß-Lichterfelde , was appointed officer on August 14, 1894 and took part in the China expedition against the Boxer rebellion from July 13, 1900 to July 15, 1901 . In the following period he made trips to southern China , Japan , Hawaii and North America and in November 1901 became an officer in the Field Artillery Regiment No. 52.
Fletcher took part in the First World War as a soldier from 1914 to 1918 . At first he was department commander of the substitute department 52, suffered a wound on October 12, 1914, was appointed department commander in Field Artillery Regiment 201 on May 15, 1915 and was regimental commander at the end of the war. After the November Revolution he was a co-founder of the East Prussian Heimatbund in Königsberg and a member of the board during the Weimar Republic . From February 1 to July 25, 1919, he commanded the Baltic State Armed Forces in the Baltic States and suffered a defeat by Estonian-Latvian troops in the Battle of Wenden during the Latvian War of Independence . He was briefly the military governor of Riga and was dismissed as a major from the Reichswehr . In the Third Reich, Fletcher was attacked because of his attitude as commander of the Landeswehr and temporarily imprisoned. In 1945 he had to flee from the Red Army to West Germany.
politics
Fletcher was elected to the German Reichstag for the German National People's Party (DNVP) in the Reichstag election in May 1924 , to which he was a member until December 1924. In parliament he represented constituency 1 (East Prussia).
Web links
- Alfred Fletcher in the database of members of the Reichstag
Individual evidence
- ^ Claus Grimm: "Before the gates of Europe" Velmede, Hamburg 1963. p. 296
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fletcher, Alfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer and politician (DNVP), MdR |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lampersdorf , District of Oels , Province of Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th September 1959 |
| Place of death | Herzogenaurach |