Karl Gerland

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Karl Gerland

Karl Gerland (born July 14, 1905 in Gottsbüren (today a district of Trendelburg ), † April 21, 1945 in Frankfurt (Oder) ) was a German NSDAP Gauleiter in the Kurhessen Gau and SS leader .

Life

Gerland studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Hanover from 1923 to 1927 after passing the school leaving examination at Realgymnasium II in Kassel . From February 1928 he worked as a measurement technician at a Hanover cable factory and then as a “design engineer for patent devices in the technical office”. From 1930 he worked in his parents' business.

Gerland was a member of the Hindenburg battalion in the 1920s . He joined the NSDAP in 1929 , his membership number was 176,572. From 1930 he was district leader in the Hofgeismar district . From January 1932 he was first deputy Gau propaganda leader and from July 1932 Gau propaganda leader in the Gau Kurhessen . He also became district leader of the party in Fulda-Hersfeld-Hünfeld. From 1933 he was head of the state office of Kurhessen of the Reich Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, and from October 1934 to 1938 he was head of the staff of the Fuehrer's deputy , Rudolf Hess . Here he was responsible for "reporting". In addition, from 1935 to 1939 he was in charge of the “Office for Guests of Honor of the Reich Party Rallies”, which was affiliated with each of the Nazi rallies.

From March 29, 1936 he was a member of the Reichstag (MdR). The SS (SS no. 293 003) joined Gerland 1937 at the rank of SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer at. In the SS, Gerland rose to SS-Gruppenführer on August 1, 1944.

From June 1, 1938 Gerland was deputy Gauleiter in the Reichsgau Niederdonau . In this function he called for the compulsory sterilization of the inmates of the Lackebusch gypsy camp in 1942. From November 1943 on, he temporarily took over the duties of Gauleiter in the Gau Kurhessen as the successor of the deposed Gauleiter Karl Weinrich and was formally appointed Gauleiter on December 13, 1944. From July 1944 to 1945 he was also President of the Province of Kurhessen . Gerland was killed in the fighting for Frankfurt (Oder) on April 21, 1945. After 1945, he was considered the “most hated nat.soz. Leader of all of Lower Austria ”.

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