Karl Breitenthaler
Karl Breitenthaler (born May 13, 1879 in Linz , Austria ; † May 10, 1950 there ) was a member of the Reichstag (Austrian Chamber of Commerce, 1938: place 434) from April 1938 to 1945.
biography
Breitenthaler attended the elementary school and the community school in Bruck an der Leitha as well as the secondary school and the technical university in Linz. As a graduate engineer, he worked at the Linz State Building Authority and then at the Vienna State Building Authority. From 1904 to 1919 he was head of the Lower Austrian State Building Authority Department 8 in Waidhofen an der Thaya and Gmünd . From 1919 he worked as an independent technical advisor (consultant) for the construction industry and as a sworn surveyor in Gmünd and from 1923 in Linz
In 1919 Breitenthaler was a founding member of the NSDAP in Austria. From 1922 to 1934 he represented the National Socialists as a councilor in Gmünd. In addition, from 1920 to 1923 he was district chairman of the party in the constituency of the Oberm Mannhardsberg district (Krems-Gmünd district). From 1923 to 1927 he was regional party chairman of the Austrian National Socialists in the state of Upper Austria . From October 1937 to March 1938 he was national policy advisor to the Fatherland Front for Upper Austria.
Breitenthaler was also provincial governor for a short time in March 1938, deputy governor for Upper Austria ( August Eigruber ). Breitenthaler was appointed head of the main department II of the Reichsstatthalterei Oberdonau (Supreme Building Directorate) in 1939.
During the Second World War , from 1940 to 1945 he was district captain of the Reichsgau Upper Danube and a member of the Donauland regional farmers' council. Around 1943 Breitenthaler was appointed SA Oberführer . In 1944 he became an honorary senator at the Technical University of Linz-Wilhering .
After the war ended, he was interned in the American internment camp Glasenbach for prominent National Socialists near Salzburg in 1945.
literature
- Erich Stockhorst: 5000 people. Who was what in the 3rd Reich . Arndt, Kiel 2000, ISBN 3-88741-116-1 (unchanged reprint of the first edition from 1967).
Web links
- Biography of Karl Breitenthaler on the server of the federal state of Upper Austria .
- Karl Breitenthaler in the database of members of the Reichstag
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Breitenthaler, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian politician (NSDAP), MdR |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Linz |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 1950 |
| Place of death | Linz |