Fritz Schulte (police officer)
Fritz Schulte (born December 28, 1891 in Bergerhof ; † December 15, 1955 ) was a German police officer and a founding member and first chairman of the police union .
Life
Fritz Schulte began an apprenticeship as a locksmith in 1905 . After completing his apprenticeship, he worked in the Rhineland and Westphalia. In 1913 he was drafted for military service in Berlin , where he was also used as a pioneer during the First World War . After the end of the war, he joined the municipal police service in Barmen in 1919 , where he stayed until 1922. In 1922 he switched to the state police service with the rank of sergeant major .
He joined the Association of Prussian Polizeibeamter (Schraderverband), where in 1932 he acted as an observer of the protection police and at the same time was chairman of the Gaus West ( province of Rhineland , Westphalia and Hesse-Nassau ) .
After the National Socialist " seizure of power " he was taken into " protective custody " on October 4, 1933 and imprisoned in the Kemna concentration camp , later in the Neusustrum concentration camp . He remained in custody until January 15, 1934. On January 22nd of the same year, he was released from the police force under the Law Restoring the Professional Civil Service . His dismissal was justified with the functionary activity in the Schrader Association and his SPD membership. To earn his living, Schulte worked as a travel agent in Duisburg until 1940 before he was called up for military service.
After the war ended , Schulte returned to the police force in October 1945. He first heads a police station in Wuppertal. On August 3, 1948, he was appointed police director, in 1950 he became head of the police in Wuppertal. In 1954 Schulte retired .
Schulte was a founding member of the police union founded in 1950 and its first chairman until his death on December 15, 1955.
Quotes
"In our work we are guided by the idea that people should enjoy the greatest degree of freedom that is possible, taking into account the overriding rights of the general public."
Individual evidence
- ↑ German police, issue 5-2013, page 14
Fritz Schulte (1950–1955) | Fritz Preuss (1955–1956) | Fritz Kehler (1956–1958) | Werner Kuhlmann (1958–1975) | Helmut Schirrmacher (1975–1981) | Günter Schröder (1981–1986) | Hermann Lutz (1986–1998) | Norbert Spinrath (1998-2000) | Konrad Freiberg (2000–2010) | Bernhard Witthaut (2010–2013) | Oliver Malchow (since 2013)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schulte, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German police officer as well as founding member and first chairman of the police union |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 28, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bergerhof |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 15, 1955 |