Anton Wiedemann (politician, 1892)

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Anton Wiedemann (born May 17, 1892 in Bad Tölz ; † November 2, 1966 there ) was a German politician (BVP).

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After attending elementary and agricultural schools, Wiedemann learned the soap boiler trade . He then worked for several years in Germany and abroad. In 1923, Wiedemann became the owner of the Michael Wiedemann soap factory in Bad Tölz.

During the First World War , in which Wiedemann fought with the 18th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment, Wiedemann was seriously injured.

After the war, Wiedemann began to get involved in the Bavarian People's Party . In 1919 he became a member of the city council of Bad Tölz and in 1926 mayor of the city. He was also chairman of the general local health insurance fund in Tölz and a member of the Upper Bavarian Chamber of Crafts .

From March to November 1933, Wiedemann was a member of the Reichstag as a member of the BVP for constituency 24 (Upper Bavaria-Swabia). During his time as a member of parliament, Wiedemann voted, among other things, for the Enabling Act of March 1933 introduced by the Hitler government , which formed the legal basis for the establishment of the Nazi dictatorship.

After the Second World War, Wiedemann worked in the Christian Social Union (CSU), for which he performed managerial duties in the Bad Tölz community.

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  • Eventful years in the Tölz district 1939–1946 , without year or place (unprinted manuscript)

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Working group of the CDU / CSU in Germany: Political yearbook of the CDU / CSU , 1957, p. 111.
  2. Joachim Brückner: End of War in Bavaria 1945 , 1987, p. 301.