Arthur Holzmann

Arthur Holzmann

Arthur Holzmann (born June 16, 1880 in Munich , † September 18, 1969 in Grabenstätt ) was a German politician (NSDAP).

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Arthur Holzmann attended elementary schools in Ingolstadt and Munich from 1886 to 1890 . From 1890 to 1900 he was taught at humanistic grammar schools in Augsburg , Munich and Rosenheim . In 1901 Holzmann joined the Bavarian Army as a flag junior . In 1902 he was promoted to ensign , after attending war school in 1903 to lieutenant and in 1911 to first lieutenant . In the same year he acquired the patent as an airship pilot . In addition, he completed the artillery and engineering school and attended courses at the technical university .

During the First World War , Holzmann was wounded as a battery leader in an artillery regiment on the western front near Aubers by a shot in the abdomen. In 1915 he was promoted to captain .

After the war, Holzmann became a farmer and owner of the Hartnig estate in Grabenstätt am Chiemsee, where, among other things, he raised Pinzgau cattle . In 1927 Holzmann became a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP). In the Reichstag elections of July 1932 Holzmann was a candidate of the Nazi Party for the constituency 24 (Upper Bavaria Swabia) in the Reichstag elected. After his mandate was confirmed in the elections of November 1932, March 1933 and November 1933, he was a member of the German parliament for a total of almost four years until March 1936. The most important parliamentary event in which Holzmann took part during his time as a member of parliament was the passing of the Enabling Act in March 1933 - which was also passed with his vote . In the Reichstag election on March 29, 1936, Holzmann ran again, but received no more mandate.

In 1933 Holzmann became President of the Bavarian Chamber of Farmers. He was also a councilor.

Fonts

• The activity of the National Socialists for agriculture. 1931.

literature

• Erich Stockhorst: 5000 people. Who was what in the 3rd Reich . Arndt, Kiel 2000, ISBN 3-88741-116-1 (unchanged reprint of the first edition from 1967).

Web links

• Literature by and about Arthur Holzmann in the catalog of the German National Library
• Arthur Holzmann in the database of members of the Reichstag