Arthur Hess
Ludwig Arthur Heß (born July 18, 1891 in Plauen , † June 20, 1959 in Ingolstadt ) was a German politician (NSDAP).
Live and act
The son of a shoemaker attended community school until 1906 and completed an apprenticeship as a shoemaker in his parents' company until 1909. In 1911/13 Heß belonged to the 9th Infantry Regiment No. 133 of the Saxon Army in Zwickau .
From August 1914 to Easter 1918, Hess took part in the First World War and was awarded the Iron Cross II class , among other things . After the war, Hess worked again in his father's business and later became a co-owner of the shoemaker's shop. In addition, since October 1927 he was a specialist teacher at the trade school in Plauen.
In June 1925, Hess joined the NSDAP ( membership number 6,840). Hess was one of the founders of the SA in Saxony; from July 1932 to September 1933 he led the SA sub-group Plauen with the rank of SA chief. In the Reichstag elections of July 1932 , Hess was a candidate of the Nazi Party for the constituency 30 (Chemnitz-Zwickau) in the Reichstag voted, of which he was subsequently until March 1936th Although he stood for re-election on March 29, 1936, he was no longer given a mandate.
After the National Socialist " seizure of power " in 1933, Heß was appointed "State Craftsman for Saxony". As a shoemaker, Hess exercised several functions at the Reich level, including as head of the Reich specialist group for orthopedic master shoemakers and as Reich guild master of the shoemaker's trade. He was also an honorary judge and assessor at the People's Court as well as a military economic leader . For the Reichstag election in March 1936, Hess ran on the NSDAP's unified list, but received no mandate. Hess continued to be promoted to the SA, most recently to SA Obergruppenführer on January 30, 1941. Within the SA he was assigned to the staff of the Supreme SA leadership from April 1935 to 1945 . After the end of the war, he fled the Soviet zone and lived with his family in seclusion on Lake Constance.
Fonts
- Truths About Present Shoing Methodology for Sick Feet. 1938.
- Basic guidelines for vocational training in the shoemaking trade. 1938.
literature
- Joachim Lilla , Martin Döring, Andreas Schulz: extras in uniform. The members of the Reichstag 1933–1945. A biographical manual. Including the ethnic and National Socialist members of the Reichstag from May 1924. Droste, Düsseldorf 2004, ISBN 3-7700-5254-4 , p. 233.
Web links
- Literature by and about Arthur Heß in the catalog of the German National Library
- Arthur Hess in the database of members of the Reichstag
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hess, Arthur |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hess, Ludwig Arthur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (NSDAP), MdR |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Plauen |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 1959 |
| Place of death | Ingolstadt |