Erich Danehl
Erich Danehl (born June 22, 1887 in Osterburg ; † December 23, 1954 ) was a German lawyer , civil servant and politician ( SPD ).
Life and work
After graduating from high school , Danehl began studying law , which he achieved in 1914 with the assessor exam and the doctorate to become a Dr. jur. finished. Then he entered the Prussian administrative service. From 1920 to 1926 he worked as a councilor at the tax offices in Hanover , Northeim and Zellerfeld , then moved to the Halle police headquarters and in 1927 became head of the state police office in Wandsbek . Since 1927 he was deputy chief of police in Barmen-Elberfeld as senior government councilor . From 1928 to 1932 he served as Chief of Police in Gliwice , 1932-33 as Chief of Police in Wilhelmsburg , then part of the urban district of Harburg-Wilhelmsburg , now part of Hamburg . After his release by the National Socialists, he had contacts with the resistance group around Carl Friedrich Goerdeler .
Danehl was, together with Hans Fritsch, a friend of Kurt Tucholsky , whom they called Karlchen und Jakopp u. a. performed in Gripsholm Castle . They met in Alt-Autz during the First World War .
politics
Danehl served from February 1946 to June 1946 as district administrator for the Northeim district . He was appointed Ministerial Director and from 1946 to 1952 he was State Secretary in the Ministry of the Interior of Lower Saxony .
Honors
- 1952: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Individual evidence
- ↑ 125 years of the Northeim district: District administrators and senior district directors of the Northeim district (PDF; 33 kB) ( Memento of the original from May 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved March 19, 2011.
Web links
- Literature by and about Erich Danehl in the catalog of the German National Library
Secondary literature
- Michael Hepp: Kurt Tucholsky. Biographical Approaches. Reinbek 1993
- Kurt Tucholsky: Complete Edition. Texts and letters. Vol. 18. Reinbek 2007
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SURNAME | Danehl, Erich |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer, administrative officer and politician (SPD) |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1887 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Osterburg |
DATE OF DEATH | December 23, 1954 |