Hugo Scheu
Hugo Scheu ( Lithuanian Hugo Šojus ; born April 1, 1845 in Memel , East Prussia Province , Kingdom of Prussia ; † July 25, 1937 in Šilutė , Lithuania ) was a German landowner and patron of the city of Šilutė (Heydekrug).
Life
Shy ancestors were shipowners in Memel. Scheu's father had acquired the Adlig-Heydekrug estate, which covered 800 hectares. Scheu was appointed General Landscape Director of East Prussia in 1920 to succeed Wolfgang Kapp . After the cession of the Memelland from the German Reich, he was the district administrator in Heydekrug several times .
Scheu was interested in the Lithuanian language , Lithuanian culture, customs and traditions and was active as a collector of Prussian-Lithuanian folklore. He provided land free of charge for the hospital, fire department, church , elementary school and other public institutions. A memorial was erected in Šilutė to commemorate him . A street and the museum located in the manor house are named after him.
Hugo Scheu was friends with the writer and playwright Hermann Sudermann . They met in Berlin in 1888 and kept writing to each other. Correspondence is kept in the National Library of Lithuania .
family
Hugo Scheu's son Erich Scheu was a district doctor in Heydekrug and at times district administrator in Heydekrug.
His grandson Werner Scheu also became a doctor and inherited the estate in 1937. During the Nazi era he was a member of the NSDAP and the Waffen SS . In 1941 he actively participated as an officer in a mass murder of 220 Lithuanian Jews - Scheu killed at least four people himself at the time - and was therefore legally sentenced to ten years in prison in 1964. In the post-war period he ran the “Möwennest” children's health resort on the North Sea island of Borkum , where children were harassed and tortured.
photos
Hugo Scheus mansion in Šilutė
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The six sworn people and the Naumiestis massacre at spiegel.de (article from September 22, 1965), accessed on August 10, 2020
- ↑ on the Scheu family see LG Aurich, June 26, 1961 . In: Justice and Nazi crimes . Collection of German convictions for Nazi homicidal crimes 1945–1966, Vol. XX, edited by Irene Sagel-Grande, HH Fuchs, CF Rüter . Amsterdam: University Press, 1979, No. 579, pp. 279–378 Subject matter of the proceedings: Forced deportation and severe abuse of Jewish workers from Sveksna, Vevirzeniai, Kvedarna, Laukova, Naumiestis and Vainutas to various labor camps in the Heydekrug district. Participation in at least three selections of incapacitated Jewish prisoners. Individual shooting of several Jewish forced laborers in Heydekrug and Sveksna. Mass shooting of Jewish residents of Naumiestis and Vainutas near Siaudvyciai ( Memento of the original from August 15, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ In the care of the Nazis at: tagesschau.de from August 10, 2020
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shy, Hugo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Šojus, Hugo (Lithuanian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German landowners and patrons |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Memel , East Prussia Province |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 25, 1937 |
| Place of death | Šilutė , Lithuania |