Hans Hiedler

Hans Hiedler

Johann "Hans" Hiedler (born October 26, 1898 in Krems an der Donau , † September 16, 1941 in Kraljevo , Serbia ) was an Austrian politician ( NSDAP ) and SS leader .

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After attending primary and secondary school , Hans Hiedler took part in the First World War from May 1916 to November 1918 with the Austrian (?) Infantry Regiment No. 15 . During the war he took part in the 10th, 11th and 12th Isonzo battles as well as in trench warfare on the Karst and the Piave . On February 1, 1918, he was appointed lieutenant in the reserve. The awards he received during the war included the Silver Medal for Bravery I and II Class , the Bronze Medal for Bravery and the Karl Troop Cross .

After the end of the war, Hiedler studied at the Technical University in Vienna until 1927 . In 1928 and 1929 he worked in the surveying service and then from 1929 to 1931 as a platoon and company commander in the Krems homeland security.

In 1932 he joined the NSDAP (membership number 895.717) and the SS (membership number 49.389). From July 1932 to August 1933, Hiedler led the SS storm in Krems, after which he served as leader of SS-Standarte 52 (Lower Austria) until November 1935. In November 1935, Hiedler became a member of the illegal national leadership of the NSDAP in Austria , of which he belonged until shortly before the German invasion of Austria in March 1938. From May to December 1936 and from April to September 1937 he took on the duties of managing director and head of organization of the party, while in the rest of the time he was active in an “advisory and deputy capacity”.

On June 18, 1933, Hiedler was arrested for the first time for three weeks by the Austrian authorities. He was later imprisoned in the Wöllersdorf detention camp from May 11 to October 12, 1934 . In the period from June 18, 1935 to March 1938, he was wanted by the state police for high treason .

At the 1937 Reich Party Congress, Heinrich Himmler appointed Hiedler as SS-Sturmbannführer.

From 1938 until his death in combat operations during the Second World War in September 1941, Hiedler was a member of the National Socialist Reichstag as a member of the State of Austria. His mandate was continued by Ludwig Uhl after his death .

literature

• Joachim Lilla , Martin Döring, Andreas Schulz: extras in uniform. The members of the Reichstag 1933–1945. A biographical manual. Including the ethnic and National Socialist members of the Reichstag from May 1924. Droste, Düsseldorf 2004, ISBN 3-7700-5254-4 , p. 239.

Web links

• Hans Hiedler in the database of members of the Reichstag