Gustav Delle

Gustav Delle (born September 29, 1880 in Botnang , † April 25, 1945 in Bad Oldesloe ) was a German politician of the SPD , since 1919 department head of the welfare office and since 1931 2nd mayor of Wandsbek

Life and professional development

After finishing school, he began training as a painter . From 1905 was a full-time employee of the painters' association. He married the same age Luise, geb. Nobes, which also came from Württemberg . In 1905 the daughter Grete was born, who had two siblings. In 1911, Delle joined the SPD. In 1913 the family moved from Stuttgart to Wandsbek because he worked in the Hamburg headquarters of the painter's association. This association supported his candidacy for city councilor by giving him leave of absence and not having to give up his livelihood.

He was a city councilor, and since 1919 he held the position of a paid city ​​councilor and department head for welfare in Wandsbek. In this office he was highly regarded. In 1931 he successfully ran for second mayor of the city of Wandsbek.

After coming to power , the National Socialists began to eliminate the opposition and to fill offices and positions with their own people. On March 6, 1933, Delle was briefly taken into protective custody. On April 28, 1933, the final election of the second mayor of Wandsbek was due. The SPD opposed the election because Mayor Delle was not dismissed. The National Socialists tried to use legal tricks to remove Gustav Delle dishonorably, so to speak. Mayor Ziegler did not succeed in dismissing Gustav Delle according to § 2 of the law for the restoration of the civil service . The paragraph provided for dismissal without a pension due to lack of suitability for the office. The Prussian Ministry of the Interior raised an objection in July. One could not doubt Gustav Delle's impeccable administration during the 13 years. The city had to pay him a pension. He could only be released according to § 4. In this paragraph it was said that anyone who, because of his “previous political activity” did not offer the guarantee of “standing up for the national state without reservation at any time” would be dismissed. Delle's dismissal in 1934 had consequences. In a letter to the Prussian Minister of the Interior, Hermann Göring , the former mayor Rodig advocates the use of Delle in the civil service with a positive appreciation. Rodig's efforts were unsuccessful.

Due to the political developments in Wandsbek, Gustav Delle moved to Ahrensburg with his family .

After the assassination attempt on July 20, 1944 , Gustav Delle was arrested on August 22, 1944 (as part of the thunderstorm campaign ) and sent to Neuengamme concentration camp on August 27 . Experiments with pure salicylic aggravated his stomach ailment. Physical abuse led him to the verge of collapse. He was released from the concentration camp on November 1, 1944. It was too late, however. Gustav Delle did not recover. He died on April 25, 1945 in Bad Oldesloe.

literature

• Wandsbek recalls 1933–1945, guide to the memorials, published by the Wandsbek district assembly, Hamburg 2020, Gustav Delle pp. 21–24

recognition

• In 1980 Gustav-Delle-Strasse near his former residence in Ahrensburg was named after him in Ahrensburg.
• In 1947, in Hamburg-Wandsbek , Dellestrasse was named after him.
• A stumbling block for Gustav Delle was laid directly in front of the entrance to the Hamburg-Wandsbek district office, Schlossstrasse 60.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Stolperstein in Hamburg: Gustav Delle. In: www.stolpersteine-hamburg.de. Retrieved January 25, 2020 . 
2. ^ SPD Wandsbek 1863–1950, publisher: SPD Hamburg and Wandsbek district, Hamburg 1988, p. 17
3. ↑ SPD Wandsbek 1863-1950, publisher: SPD Hamburg and Kreis Wandsbek, Hamburg 1988, pp. 42–43
4. ↑ Wandsbek recalls 1933–1945, Guide to the memorials, published by the Wandsbek district assembly, Hamburg 2020, p. 24