Alfred Schüz
Alfred Hermann Christoph Schüz (born October 1, 1892 in Oberjesingen ; † November 12, 1957 in Hamburg ) was a German National Socialist military historian and military scientist at the University of Hamburg .
Life
After graduating from high school, Schüz completed an apprenticeship in a bank and volunteered for the war in August 1914. In 1918 he suffered serious injuries in a plane crash. He then ended his military career as a severely injured , leg amputated first lieutenant a. D. Since 1919 Schüz studied history in Tübingen and Göttingen. During his studies he was a member of the Bund Wiking , the Hochschulring Deutscher Art , the Pan-German Association and the German National People's Party (DNVP).
In 1929 Schüz received his doctorate from the University of Göttingen , and in 1932 he completed his habilitation. In 1933 he joined the NSDAP . On November 1, 1933, he was appointed as a scheduled associate professor for war history and defense science to succeed Adolf Rein at the Department of History at Hamburg University . In November 1933 he signed the German professors' confession of Adolf Hitler . He was released on July 6, 1939 for his homosexuality .
Fonts
- Charles V's Danube campaign in 1546 , Tübingen 1930 (plus dissertation)
- The Weimar system and how it was overcome by National Socialism , Hamburg 1934
literature
- Peter Borowsky : History at the University of Hamburg 1933 to 1945, in: University life in the "Third Reich". The Hamburg University 1933–1945, Berlin / Hamburg 1991, Part II, p. 544 ff.
- Claudia Schnurmann (Ed.): Clio in Hamburg: Historical Seminar University of Hamburg 1907-2007 , Lit, Berlin 2010
Web links
- Michael Grüttner / Sven Kinas: The expulsion of scientists from German universities 1933–1945 , in: Vierteljahrshefte für Zeitgeschichte , Issue 1 (2007), pp. 123–186.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alfred Schüz in the Hamburg professor catalog (accessed on November 5, 2017)
- ↑ Peter Borowsky: History at the Hamburg University 1933 to 1945, in: University life in the "Third Reich". The Hamburg University 1933–1945, Berlin / Hamburg 1991, Part II, p. 545.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schüz, Alfred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schüz, Alfred Hermann Christoph (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German National Socialist military historian and defense scientist at the University of Hamburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oberjesingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 1957 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |