Emmo Langer

Emmo Langer (born January 29, 1891 in Purgstall an der Erlauf , † November 2, 1949 in Kaprun ) was an Austrian politician ( NSDAP ), member of the Lower Austrian state parliament and 24th mayor of St. Pölten .

Life

Emmo Langer was born on January 29, 1891 in Purgstall. After attending the Krems teacher training college, he volunteered as a war volunteer in 1915 . He received the silver medal for bravery twice and resigned as a first lieutenant . In 1924 he became a teacher in St. Pölten. Langer was a supporter of the Hitler movement from 1929 , in 1930 he became district leader for the district above the Vienna Woods. From May 1932 to June 1933 he was a member of the Lower Austrian Landtag in its III. Legislative period. He was detained for a few days in July 1933 and retired in August of the same year.

After the "Anschluss" of Austria , he was reactivated, a member of the state government and mayor of St. Pölten. The city commander of the Red Army deposed him after the Second World War . He was interned in Bavaria until 1947, a subsequent trial in Salzburg revealed no personal guilt by Langer. Nevertheless, he was incriminated under the National Socialist Prohibition Act , and from then on he worked as a laborer. Langer died of a heart attack in Kaprun on November 2, 1949 .

Web links

• Biographical data of Emmo Langer in the Biographical Handbook of the Lower Austrian Parliament 1861–1921

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Emmo Langer on the website of the Lower Austrian Parliament (PDF; 5 kB)
2. ^ The elections in Lower Austria - Traisengau constituency (St. Pölten). In:  Die Neue Zeitung , April 25, 1932, p. 3 (online at ANNO ). .
3. ↑ Magistrate of the state capital St. Pölten (Ed.): 500 years town hall St. Pölten. St. Pölten - Magistrate - Section VI, St. Pölten 2003 ( St. Pölten Rainbow 2003, ZDB -ID 1498145-2 ). Chapter Emmo Langer , pp. 87-88.

predecessor	Office	successor
Franz Hörhann	Mayor of St. Pölten 1938–1945	Günther Benedikt