Ferdinand Grand Lord
Ferdinand Großherr (born July 2, 1898 in Leipa , † April 9, 1945 in Königsberg ) was deputy Gauleiter of the NSDAP in East Prussia , member of the Prussian state parliament and the Reichstag .
Life
Großherr completed a commercial apprenticeship after attending elementary and middle school. During the First World War he served in the Austrian army from 1916 to 1918 . From 1919 he worked in managerial commercial positions in Berlin and Königsberg.
In 1924 Großherr was a member of the Völkisch-Soziale bloc , on September 1, 1927 he joined the NSDAP. In the party he was a Gauredner and local group leader in Königsberg, he was also the parliamentary group leader of the party in the local city parliament. From November 1931 he was the Deputy Gauleiter of East Prussia . In mid-1933 he became a member of the Gau management and head of the Gau office.
In 1933 Grand Lord was a member of the Prussian state parliament, and in November 1933 he received a mandate in the Reichstag. He died on April 9, 1945 during an attempt by the civilian population to break out of Königsberg, which was declared a "fortress", and which he suggested to Gauleiter Erich Koch .
literature
- Bohdan Koziełło-Poklewski: Narodowosocjalistyczna Niemiecka Partia Robotnicza w Prusach Wschodnich 1921-1933. [The NSDAP in East Prussia], Olsztyn 1995
- Otto Lasch: This is how Königsberg fell. 2nd edition, Munich 1959
- Erich Stockhorst: 5000 heads: who was what in the 3rd Reich. Arndt-Verlag , Kiel 2000.
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Overview of the Nazi party districts, the Gauleiter and Deputy Gauleiter 1933-1945 at shoa.de .
Web links
- Ferdinand Großherr in the database of members of the Reichstag
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grand Lord, Ferdinand |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (NSDAP), MdR |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 2, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipa |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 9, 1945 |
| Place of death | Koenigsberg |