Ernst Horadam

Ernst Horadam (born July 4, 1883 in Munich ; † October 23, 1956 ) was a German officer , leader of the Freikorps Oberland and SA-Obersturmbannführer .

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The son of a first lieutenant joined the 2nd Infantry Regiment "Crown Prince" of the Bavarian Army as an ensign on July 5, 1904 . On March 8, 1906 he became a lieutenant in the 8th company of the regiment and on August 25, 1913, first lieutenant in the 2nd company. From 1914 to 1918 he took part in the First World War. On May 19, 1916 he was promoted to captain in the 2nd battalion.

In April 1919 he took over the leadership of the Freikorps Oberland. In April 1920 he led the VI as commander. Battalion (Oberland) of the time volunteer corps of the Rifle Brigade 21 their deployment against the Red Ruhr Army in the Ruhr area . From May – July 1921, as commander of the Oberland Freikorps, he was largely responsible for the storming of the Annaberges (landmark and sanctuary of Upper Silesia) in the 3rd Polish uprising . For those actively involved in the fighting on May 21, 1921, he donated the Annaberg Cross to mark the 10th anniversary of their return.

The Freikorps Oberland changed into the Bund Oberland after the decreed dissolution . At the end of 1921 Horadam became a member of the federal management of the Federal Oberland and in 1922 deputy manager. From July 1922 he was head of the finance department of the federal Oberland and head of the Oberland state office for Swabia and Lower Bavaria. On March 15, 1923, Horadam was expelled from the Bund Oberland together with Beppo Römer , because they took part in special actions and active resistance against the occupation of the Ruhr area by the French without the knowledge of the federal administration (after the announcement of passive resistance in January 1923 by the Reich government) had called. The Federal Council of Honor accused them of “serious breach of duty and uncomfortable behavior”. Both soon came into conflict with the federal leadership and the new course under Dr. Weber, which probably accelerated this exclusion.

In 1925 he became a member of Ludwig Östreicher (former leader of the 1st Company / Freikorps Oberland) battalion "Alt-Oberland" and in 1929 an extraordinary member of the military association " Wehrwolf ". From 1935 he was SA-Obersturmbannführer and staff leader of the SA-Brigade Lower Franconia. On December 3, 1939, he became a major at the front assembly point "G" in Gerolstein , and in October 1942 he was assigned to the 184 prisoner-of-war labor battalion. On February 1, 1943, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel zV. In April 1943 he was on the staff of the POW labor battalion 184.

literature

• Ernst von Salomon : The book of the German free corps fighters. Berlin 1938. DNB 57926680X .
• Hans Jürgen Kuron: Freikorps and Bund Oberland. Erlangen 1960. DNB 480944792 .

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