Heinrich Hömberg

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Heinrich Hömberg (born April 10, 1893 in Witten an der Ruhr, † May 12, 1961 in Düsseldorf ) was a German businessman and politician (economic party).

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Hömberg attended elementary school and a secondary school. He then completed a commercial apprenticeship from 1912 to 1914.

In the First World War , in which he was awarded the Iron Cross of both classes and the Order of Military Merit, Hömberg took part as a volunteer in the Bavarian Army . His last position was as a lieutenant in the reserve battery leader in the 11th field artillery regiment . In 1919 he settled in Recklinghausen as a merchant .

In the Weimar Republic, Hömberg began to be more politically active. From 1928 to July 1932 he was a member of the Reichstag in Berlin as a member of the Reichstag in Berlin for the Reich Party of the German Middle Classes (Economic Party) . He was also a member of the Chamber of Commerce .

After the National Socialist “ seizure of power ” in 1933, Hömberg was persecuted as a prominent representative of the “Weimar system”. The publishing house "Kommunale Nachrichten", which he founded and published publications for local politicians of the economic party, was dissolved in 1934. From June 3 to October 18, 1935, Hömberg was imprisoned in the Esterwegen concentration camp near Papenburg . After his release, he was placed under police supervision and prohibited from leaving Recklinghausen. A special court in Dortmund sentenced Hömberg to eight months in prison on the basis of the treachery law . According to a newspaper report, Hömberg "criticized the movement and the state in an unbelievable manner in a public bar and, in particular, slandered Prime Minister Göring ". The ruling was also justified by the fact that Hövermann would “grapple with state institutions”. Taking into account the concentration camp imprisonment, Hömberg was held in Recklinghausen prison from March to June 1936.

After the outbreak of the Second World War , Hömberg was forbidden to enter operations that were important for the war economy. In the final phase of the war, he and others who were classified as politically unreliable, were drafted to work on the Siegfried Line.

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  1. ↑ Martin Schumacher (Ed.): Md R. The Reichstag members of the Weimar Republic in the time of National Socialism. Political persecution, emigration and expatriation 1933-1945. Droste-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1991, ISBN 3-7700-5162-9 , pp. 560f.
  2. ^ National newspaper (Recklinghausen) of November 17, 1935, quoted in Schumacher, Md R. , p. 560.
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SURNAME Hömberg, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (WP), MdR and businessman
DATE OF BIRTH April 10, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH Witten
DATE OF DEATH May 12, 1961
Place of death Dusseldorf