Karl Mantel
Karl Mantel (born February 13, 1869 in Winnweiler , † August 28, 1929 in Munich ) was a lawyer and Munich police chief during the Hitler coup of 8/9. November 1923.
Career
Karl Coat studied 1887-1891 jurisprudence at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and at the Friedrich-Wilhelms University in Berlin . In Munich, like many male family members , he became a member of the Corps Bavaria Munich . In 1894 he passed the state bankruptcy (2nd state examination, also assessor examination). On October 16, 1898, he was assigned to the Krumbach District Office as an assessor. On June 1, 1905, he was assigned to the Augsburg district office as assessor. On September 1, 1908, he was appointed government assessor in the government of Lower Bavaria . On October 1, 1908, he was appointed district administrator in Nabburg . On 1 December 1914 he became a Councilor at the government of Upper Palatinate appointed. On May 16, 1918 he was assigned to the district government of Swabia and Neuburg an der Donau . On April 1, 1920 he was appointed to the senior government council.
From May 12, 1923 he became the official administrator of the Munich police department , after which the previous police chief Eduard Nortz had been appointed attorney general. On August 16, 1923 he was officially his successor. During the Hitler putsch on 8./9. November 1923, Mantel was taken hostage together with Prime Minister Eugen von Knilling , Justice Minister Franz Gürtner , Interior Minister Franz Schweyer , Agriculture Minister Johannes Wutzlhofer and other high-ranking politicians by 30 armed SA men under the direction of Rudolf Hess .
Mantel had the involvement of the police in the coup attempt checked and found a large number of his men among the active NSDAP people . However, he classified them as pure fellow travelers and did not want to take legal action against them. On the other hand, he was aware of the influence of the NSDAP in his authority and when the judiciary largely spared the putschists, he probably did not want to risk a major conflict.
As a result, he was accused of not having effectively prevented the party's influence within the Munich police department. The interior minister, in particular, called for stricter crackdowns. In December 1923, Mantel therefore applied to the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior for disciplinary proceedings against himself. He also had five officials who had taken part in the putsch in leading positions removed from service. The Ministry of the Interior then abandoned the disciplinary proceedings without sanctions.
As a result, he showed himself to be a staunch opponent of the NSDAP and met with Interior Minister Karl Stützel numerous measures to contain the NSDAP. He died after a short, serious illness. In Hürben (Krumbach) a street was named after him.
One of his sons was Ernst Mantel .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Eduard Nortz |
Munich police chief May 12, 1923 to August 28, 1929 |
Julius Koch |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Joachim Lilla: Mantel, Karl . In: Joachim Lilla: Minister of State, senior administrative officials and (NS) functionaries in Bavaria from 1918 to 1945 , 2012
- ↑ Kösener Korps-Lists 1960, 104 , 1125
- ^ Federal Archives: Karl Mantel in the files of the Reich Chancellery
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Coat, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Munich police chief |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1869 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Winnweiler |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 28, 1929 |
| Place of death | Munich |