Herbert Gerdes
Herbert Gerdes (born April 1, 1884 in Blexen ; † unknown) was a film director and Nazi film propagandist.
Life
Gerdes joined the NSDAP in April 1933 (membership number 2867332). In 1935 he was active in the racial office of the NSDAP . In 1941 he became head of the film department of this office in Cracow in the Generalgouvernement . He wrote propaganda films. Ernst Klee describes him as the “author of racial hate films”.
Nothing is known about his further life.
Movies
- The Sins of the Fathers (1935)
- Off the beaten path
- Hereditary disease
- All life is a struggle
- What you inherit
See also
literature
- Ernst Klee : The cultural lexicon for the Third Reich. Who was what before and after 1945? S. Fischer, Frankfurt a. M. 2007, ISBN 978-3-10-039326-5 , p. 178 f.
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gerdes, Herbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Blinking |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1941 |