Johann Singer (Nazi functionary)

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Johannes Singer (born June 16, 1869 in Sankt Florian ; † 1939) was a German political functionary ( NSDAP ).

Life

Singer was an officer in the Bavarian National Museum in Munich . His employment in the public service allowed him to be politically active.

Singer joined the NSDAP on August 17, 1920 and was one of its first members (membership number 1827). Singer acted as the first cashier of the NSDAP.

In November 1923, Singer took part in the Hitler putsch . During the prohibition of the NSDAP in the period after the coup, he was active in the reception organization Großdeutsche Volksgemeinschaft (GVG) in 1924 .

After Hitler had re-established the NSDAP on February 27, 1925 and the GVG disbanded on March 12, 1925, Singer rejoined the newly founded party on March 24, 1925.

Singer was one of Hitler's closest confidants from the start. During Hitler's imprisonment in Landsberg, he was one of the first visitors on April 3, 1924.

From 1921 until its dissolution in 1923, Singer was treasurer of the NSDAP. From 1925 to 1930 he was treasurer of the NSDAP local group Schwabing , whose local group leader he was from 1930 to 1934. From 1933 until his death in 1939 he was a member of the Munich City Council . According to Agnes Brack, he is also said to have been the administrator of the local groups in Bogenhausen and Haidhausen.

With the Blood Order ( award number 33 ) and the Golden Party Badge , he received two of the highest awards of the NSDAP.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Record of all visitors to Hitler in Landsberg fortress detention. Entry under 3.4.1924: “Singer Johann, Officiant in the Bayer. National Museum, Munich ”. ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 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.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hermann-historica.de
  2. ↑ Albrecht Tyrell: From Drummer to Leader: The Change in Hitler's Self-Image Between 1919 and 1924 and the Development of the NSDAP , 1975, p. 265.
  3. ^ Georg Franz-Willing: Putsch and period of prohibition of the Hitler movement: November 1923 - February 1925 , Schütz: Preußisch Oldendorf, 1977, ISBN 3-87725-085-8 , p. 324 (Document attachment, Volume I: Origin of the Hitler movement).
  4. ↑ Hitler's personal dedication on the passepartout of the well-known photo by Heinrich Hoffmann The defendants of the Hitler trial : ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 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. “Whenever freedom is violated, the best meet in prison. Many thanks to the loyal party comrade J. Singer for his trust. Landsberg April 3, 1924 - with German Heil Adolf Hitler ”.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hermann-historica.de
  5. ↑ Detlef Mühlberger: Hitler's Voice: The Völkischer Beobachter 1920–1933, Vol. 1: Organization & Development of the Nazi Party , Peter Lang: Oxford, 2004 ISBN 0-8204-5909-7 , p. 47, fn. 78.
  6. ^ Mathias Rösch: Die Münchner NSDAP 1925–1933: An investigation into the inner structure of the NSDAP in the Weimar Republic , Munich: Oldenbourg, 2002, ISBN 3-486-56670-9 , p. 303, fn. 92.
personal data
SURNAME Singer, Johann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Singer, Johannes (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German functionary (NSDAP)
DATE OF BIRTH June 16, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint Florian
DATE OF DEATH 1939