Christian Opdenhoff
Christian Opdenhoff (born October 2, 1902 in Stanislau , † October 26, 1975 ) was a German politician ( NSDAP ) and SS leader .
Live and act
After attending elementary school and high school, Opdenhoff completed an apprenticeship as a locksmith from November 1920 to Easter 1923 . After passing the journeyman's examination, he completed a six - month lathe apprenticeship . From autumn 1923 to July 1924 he worked as an agricultural worker in Lauchstädt , then from July 1924 to December 1927 as an agricultural administrator in Asendorf.
From 1928 Opdenhoff attended the higher agricultural college in Neuhaldensleben. From January 1929 to October 1932 he worked as an agricultural expert at the domain bank in Berlin .
In 1925 Opdenhoff joined the NSDAP ( membership number 19,633). From November 1931 to August 1932 Opdenhoff was SA leader and speaker, then from September 1932 to July 1933 district leader in Wernigerode . In August 1933 he was appointed head of regional training in Dessau. He held this office until June 1934. In July 1935 he took over the post of Gaupersonalamtsleiter of the NSDAP in Dessau . In August 1936, Opdenhoff was finally appointed as Reichsamtsleiter to the staff of the "Deputy Leader" Rudolf Hess in Munich .
From March 29, 1936 until the end of the Nazi regime in spring 1945, Opdenhoff was a member of the National Socialist Reichstag for constituency 10 (Magdeburg) . In addition, he was a member of the State Farmers Council of Saxony-Anhalt and Sturmbannführer of the SS. In 1941, he reached the rank of Oberführer in the SS .
When Austria was "annexed" to the German Reich, Opdenhoff was on the staff of Josef Bürckel , the commissioner responsible for the reunification of Austria with the German Reich, in charge of building up the NSDAP in Austria.
From May 1, 1940 to 1944, Opdenhoff was deputy Gauleiter in the Reichsgau Oberdonau and from September 1944 until the end of the war in 1945 he was Deputy Gauleiter in Gau Ost-Hannover , where he was in charge of management.
After the end of the war he worked in the automotive industry.
literature
- Ernst Klee : The dictionary of persons on the Third Reich . Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2007. ISBN 978-3-596-16048-8 . (Updated 2nd edition)
- Erich Stockhorst : 5000 people. Who was what in the 3rd Reich . 2nd Edition. Arndt, Kiel 2000, ISBN 3-88741-116-1 .
Web links
- Christian Opdenhoff in the database of members of the Reichstag
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Opdenhoff, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (NSDAP), MdR and SS leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 2, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stanislau |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 26, 1975 |