Church province of East Prussia

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The church province of East Prussia was an administrative unit of the Evangelical Church of the Old Prussian Union (APU). It was created in 1817 and existed until 1945. Most recently, about two million Protestant Christians in the province of East Prussia belonged to it. The ecclesiastical province of East Prussia is one of the ecclesiastical provinces of the APU (in addition to the ecclesiastical province of Grenzmark Posen-West Prussia formed in 1923 and the regional synodal association of the Free City of Danzig with provincial status), which perished in 1945 and could not be transformed into independent regional churches .

history

Seal of the Royal Consistory for the provinces of East Prussia and West Prussia, in use from 1831 (dissolution of the Danzig Consistory) and 1886 (re-establishment of the Danzig Consistory)

The introduction of the Reformation was the most important basis of legitimation for the establishment of the Duchy of Prussia in 1525. Although it is now a state church , the core of the pre-Reformation organizational structure was retained for the time being. Therefore, the Duchy of Prussia was divided into the two Lutheran dioceses of Pomesania and Samland . Since the Principality of Warmia remained a Catholic state , but the Warmia diocese also included parts of the Duchy of Prussia, these parts (essentially the regions of Natangen and Barten ) were attached to the now Lutheran Diocese of Samland . In 1577 the Bishop of Pomesania Johannes Wigand also became Bishop of Samland. After his death in 1587, Prussia became a bishop. The previous diocesan administration of the Samland diocese was converted into the Samland Consistory in Königsberg, and the previous diocesan administration of Pomesania became the Pomesan Consistory in Saalfeld in Prussia . In 1750 the monarch established the Evangelical Consistory (Berlin) , to which all Lutheran churches in the monarchy were now subordinate. In the course of this unification, both consistories were converted into one for the entire former Duchy of Prussia (i.e. the later East Prussia) with headquarters in Königsberg in 1751 . German-speaking Reformed congregations were subordinate to the church directors in Berlin from 1713 to 1808 .

After the annexation of Prussia's royal share by the Kingdom of Prussia, the Province of West Prussia was formed. The Lutheran congregations there were initially subordinate to the consistory in Königsberg, while the church directors were responsible for the Reformed. From 1809 the Reformed were also subordinate to the senior consistory, which had had a Reformed member since 1750. In 1814 the Gdansk Consistory was formed for West Prussia , to which representatives of the Spiritual Ministry previously responsible for Danzig's Lutheran parishes were also appointed.

19th century

After the new boundaries were drawn at the Congress of Vienna in 1815, ten Prussian provinces were founded and in each of them the church system was organized according to a fixed scheme. In each provincial capital, a consistory was set up that was responsible for church and school issues (independent provincial school colleges were spun off in 1825 ). The West Prussian consistory was based in Danzig, the East Prussian one in Königsberg. After the political provinces of East and West Prussia were united in 1829, the church provinces were also united to form the church province of Prussia . The Danzig consistory was dissolved again in 1831 and its tasks were transferred to the one in Königsberg. Ludwig Ernst von Borowski , who had held the title of General Superintendent since 1812, carried out the newly created function of General Superintendent of the ecclesiastical province until his death in 1831. The renewed separation of the political provinces with effect from April 1, 1878 was followed by the spin-off of the Church Province of West Prussia . In 1883 Emil Taube was appointed General Superintendent for West Prussia, who moved his seat from Königsberg to Danzig in 1886 when the consistory was re-established there. The ecclesiastical province of East Prussia has had its previous name since then.

Changes from 1920

With the change of the East Prussian provincial borders in 1920 (cession of the League of Nations mandate of the Memel area and the southwestern part of the Neidenburg district around the town of Soldau ) and 1923 (incorporation of the West Prussian government district ), the area of ​​the ecclesiastical province also changed. The Protestant parishes in the West Prussian administrative region became part of the ecclesiastical province, those in the Soldau region joined the Uniate Evangelical Church in Poland .

The evangelical congregations in the Memel area came to Lithuania through annexation in 1924. The Memelländische Landesdirektorium (state government), elected within the framework of the autonomy, led by state director Viktoras Gailius, and the Evangelical Church of the Old Prussian Union (APU), headed by President Johann Friedrich Winckler , concluded the agreement on July 31, 1925 regarding the Evangelical Church of the Memel area , according to which the evangelical parishes of the Memelland separated from the church province of East Prussia and formed their own regional synodal association with its own consistory within the APU. After church elections in 1926, the evangelical consistory in Memel began its work in 1927 and the spiritual leader in the Memelland was initially Franz Gregor and from 1933 Otto Obereigner .

The Prussian State Commissioner August Jäger deposed East Prussia's general superintendent Paul Gennrich in 1933. After the German-Christian elimination of presbyterial self-government and the annulment of the old Prussian church order of 1922, the Reich propaganda leader and co-founder of the German Christian faith movement , Pastor Fritz Kessel von St. Nikolai in Berlin-Spandau , was installed as Bishop of Königsberg for the church province of East Prussia on October 5, 1933 . In the fall of 1935 he was ousted before he retired in 1936. The East Prussian Provincial Church Committee tried from 1935 to 1937 - ultimately in vain - to bring the warring church parties together.

Today's use of the church building

The large churches from the time of the Teutonic Order (such as in Angerburg , Prussian Holland and Rastenburg ) that were Protestant in German times are all Catholic today. The Protestant order church in Landsberg is today Russian Orthodox. The Marienfeld Church is an exception to the small, once Protestant churches from the time of the Order ; because, unlike the other churches from the time of the order, it is unchanged Protestant. The small Protestant churches in what was once East Prussia, in which Protestant preaching is still carried out today - such as in Lötzen , Sorquitten , Sensburg , Nikolaiken , Allenstein or Langgut (Łęguty) or the Baptist chapel in Lyck  - are not all from the time of the order.

General superintendent

Seal of the general superintendent for the province of East Prussia (1883-1918)

With the cabinet order of May 14, 1829 general superintendents were introduced in all provinces . In East Prussia there was already the title of general superintendent, but this did not indicate the position from 1829.

Church Province of Prussia

Church province of East Prussia

Landessynodalverband Memelgebiet

  • 1927–1933: Franz Gregor (Wogau, Kr. Pr.-Eylau, July 24, 1867 - May 27, 1947, Walsrode), previously Superintendent of the Memel Church District
  • 1933–1944: Otto Obereigner (Königsberg in Pr., September 20, 1884 - October 18, 1971, Bad Schwartau), previously superintendent of the Pogegen parish, after 1945 pastor of the Eutin regional church .

Consistorial President

Provincial Synods

From 1875 the eastern church provinces of the Prussian regional church also had provincial synods, which helped shape church life. After the sovereign church regiment had ended in 1918 , the synods became the highest decision-making bodies. Its members, the synodals, were elected by the church districts for a period of six years . The task of the synod was similar to that of political parliaments. The chair of the Synod led the Church President .

The minutes of their negotiations were published in print.

  • Negotiations of the fourteenth provincial synod for East Prussia 1914 digitized
  • Negotiations of the fifteenth provincial synod for East Prussia in 1917 digitized

President of the Synod

  • 1869 -0000: Erdmann, Superintendent (extraordinary provincial synod)
  • 1875 -0000: Kessler, President of the District Court
  • 1876–1882: Wilhelm Schrader (teacher) , provincial school council
  • 1893–1900: Philipp Zorn , constitutional lawyer
  • 1902–1916: Richard zu Dohna-Schlobitten , landowner and politician
  • 1917–1919: Count Emanuel zu Dohna-Schlobitten, landowner
  • 1921–1933: Friedrich von Berg , senior president a. D.
  • 1933–1934: Erich Koch , Upper President and Gauleiter

Church districts

The ecclesiastical province was subdivided into Lutheran church districts. A church district was usually spatially congruent with a district. An exception was the parish of Warmia, which comprised five districts. The Reformed Church District comprised Reformed congregations throughout East Prussia. Each church district was usually identical to the administrative district of a superintendent, which was officially called the diocese . The church districts Königsberg-Land, Mohrungen, Ortelsburg, Osterode, Preußisch Eylau and Tilsit-Ragnit were divided into two dioceses each.

Church district Associated parishes
Angerburg Angerburg (parish church) , Benkheim , Buddern , Engelstein , Kruglanken , Kutten , Olschöwen (1938–1945: Kanitz), Possessern (1938–1945: Großgarten), Rosengarten - Doben , Bethesda institutional church in Angerburg
Darkehmen (1938–1945 church district Angerapp ) Ballethen , Darkehmen (1938–1946 Angerapp ), Dombrowken (1938–1946 Eibenburg ), Groß-Karpowen (1938–1946 Karpauen ), Kleszowen (1938–1946 Kleschauen ), Rogahlen (1938–1945 Gahlen ), Szabienen / Schabienen (1938– 1945 Lautersee ), Trempen , Wilhelmsberg
Elblag Elbing / Holy Three Kings, Elbing / Holy Corpse, Elbing / St. Annen, Elbing / St. Marien, Elbing / St. Paulus, Lenzen, Neuheide, Neukrug, Pomehrendorf, Prussian-Mark, Pröbbernau, Trunz
Warmia Diocese of Allenstein : Allenstein , Bischofsburg , Bischofstein , Neu Bartelsdorf , Rößel , Seeburg , Wartenburg .
Diocese of Braunsberg : Braunsberg - Alt Passarge , Frauenburg , Guttstadt , Heilsberg , Mehlsack , Regerteln , Wormditt
Fischhausen Alt Pillau (Pillau II), Cumehnen / Kumehnen , Fischhausen , Germau , Heiligenkreutz with Groß Kuhren (from 1913), Lochstädt , Medenau with Groß Heydekrug (1939–1946: Großheidekrug) (from 1929), Palmnicken (from 1906), Pillau ( Pillau I), Pobethen , Sankt Lorenz mit Rauschen (from 1929), Thierenberg , Wargen , room shack
Friedland (1927–1945: Bartenstein Church District ) Auglitten-Schönwalde , Bartenstein (town church and St. John's Church), Böttchersdorf - Allenau , Deutsch Wilten - Georgenau - Klingenberg , Domnau , Falkenau , Friedland (East Prussia) , Gallingen , Groß Schwansfeld , Klein Schönau , Schippenbeil , Schönbruch , Stockheim
Gerdauen Assaunen , Friedenberg , Gerdauen , Groß Schönau - Lindenau , Klein Gnie , Laggarben - Dietrichsdorf , Löwenstein , Molthainen (1938–1945: Molteinen ), Momehnen , Muldszen / Muldschen (1938–1946: Mulden ), Nordenburg
Goldap Dubeningken (1938–1946 Dubeningen ), Gawaiten (1938–1946 Herzogsrode ), Goldap (Old and New Church), Grabowen , Groß Rominten (1938–1946 Hardteck ), Gurnen , Szittkehmen (1936–1938 Schittkehmen , 1938–1946 Wehrkirchen ), Tollmingkehmen (1938–1946 Tollmingen )
Gumbinnen Gerwischkehmen (1938–1946 Gerwen ), Gumbinnen - old town / town church (with Salzburg church ), Ischdaggen (1938–1946 Branden ), Nemmersdorf , Niebudszen (1936–1938 Niebudschen , 1938–1946 Herzogskirch ), Szirgupönen / Schirgupönen (1938–1946 Amtshagen ), Walterkehmen (1938–1946 Großwaltersdorf )
Holy ax Balga , Bladiau , Brandenburg (Haff) , German Thierau , Eichholz , Eisenberg , Grunau , Heiligenbeil , Hermsdorf - Pellen , Hohenfürst , Lindenau , Pörschken , Tiefensee , Waltersdorf , Zinten
Heydekrug (belonged to the Memel Synodal Association between 1925 and 1939) Heydekrug , Kinten , Paleiten , Paszsieszen , Ramutten , soot , sucking , becoming , Wieszen
Insterburg Aulowönen (1938–1946 Aulenbach ), Berschkallen (1938–1946 Birken ), Didlacken (1938–1946 Dittlacken ), Georgenburg , Grünheide , Insterburg (Luther Church) with Melanchthon Church , Jodlauken (1938–1946 Schwalbental ), Norkitten , Obehlischken (1938–1946 Schulzenhof ), Pelleningken (1938–1946 Strigengrund ), Puschdorf , Saalau
Johannisburg Adlig Kessel , Arys , Bialla (1938–1945: Gehlenburg), Drygallen (1938–1945: Drigelsdorf), Eckersberg , Gehsen , Groß Rosinsko , Groß-Weissuhnen , Johannisburg , Kumilsko , Kurwien , Skarzinnen (1938–1945: Richtenberg), Turoseeling (1938–1945: Mittenheide), Wartenburg
Koenigsberg City Altroßgarten , Old Town , Cathedral and Cathedral Church , Friedenskirche , Haberberg , Juditten , Kalthof , Queen Luise Memorial Church , Kreuzkirche , Löbenicht , Luther Church , Maraunenhof , Neurossgarten , Ponarth , Quednau , Ratshof , Rosenau , Sackheim , Schloßkirche , Seligenfeld-Neuendorf , Steindamm , Tannenwalde , Tragheim
Koenigsberg-Land Diocese of Königsberg-Land I (communities south of the Pregel): Borchersdorf , Groß Ottenhagen , Haffstrom , Lichtenhagen , Löwenhagen , Ludwigswalde , Mahnsfeld , Steinbeck

Diocese of Königsberg-Land II (communities north of the Pregel): Arnau , Cranz - Sarkau (Curonian Spit) , Heiligenwalde , Laptau , Neuhausen , Postnicken , Powunden , Rossitten , Rudau , Schaaken , Schönwalde (see also: Kunzen (Curonian Spit) from 1550 until 1808)

Labiau Augstagirren (Groß Baum), Gilge-Agilla / Juwendt (1938–1946 Möwenort ), Groß Legitten , Kaymen (1938–1946 Kaimen ), Labiau , Laukischken , Lauknen (1938–1946 Hohenbruch (Ostpr.) ), Mehlauken (1938–1946 Liebenfelde (Ostpr.) ), Popelken (1938–1946 Markthausen ), Sussemilken (1938–1946 Friedrichsrode (Ostpr.) )
Soldering Groß Stürlack , Königshöhe , Lötzen , Milken , Neuhoff , Orlowen (1938–1945: Adlersdorf), Rhein , Rydzewen (1927–1945: Rotwalde), Widminnen
Elk Baitkowen (1938–1945: Baitenberg), Borszymmen (1936–1938: Borschymmen, 1938–1945: Borschimmen) / Prawdzisken (1934–1945: Reiffenrode), Grabnick , (Neu) Jucha (1938–1945: Fließdorf), Kallinowen (1938 –1945: Dreimühlen), Klaussen , Lyck , Ostrokollen ( Prostken ), Pissanitzen (1926–1945: Ebenfelde), Stradaunen , Wischniewen (1938–1945: Kölmersdorf)
Marienburg Altfelde, Fischau, Katznase, Marienburg , Stalle, Thiensdorf
Marienwerder Altmark, Christburg , Garnsee, Groß-Krebs, Groß-Nebrau, Groß-Tromnau, Lichtfelde, Losendorf, Marienwerder , Niederzehren, Rehhof, Sedlinen, Stuhm
Memel (belonged to the Memel Synodal Association between 1925 and 1939) Dawillen , Deutsch Crottingen , Kairinn, Karkelbeck , Memel -Stadt / St. Johannis, Memel-Land / St. Jacobus, Memel / Reformed Church, Nidden (Curonian Spit) , Plicken , Prökuls , Schwarzort (see also: Karwaiten (Curonian Spit) 1740–1795)
Moors Diocese of Mohrungen : Eckersdorf, Groß Samrodt, Groß Wilmsdorf-Seegertswalde, Herzogswalde-Waltersdorf, Kahlau-Hagenau, Liebstadt , Mohrungen , Reichau, Silberbach, Sonnenborn-Venedien.
Diocese of Saalfeld: Altstadt , Groß Arnsdorf, Alt Christburg , Jäskendorf , Liebwalde - Prussian Mark, Miswalde, Saalfeld , Schnellwalde , Groß Simnau , Weinsdorf
Neidenburg Gardienen, Jedwabno (1938–1945: Gedwangen), Kandien, Klein-Koslau, Lahna, Malga , Muschaken mit Puchallowen (1936–1945: Windau), Neidenburg , Neuhof , Saberau, Scharnau, Skottau, Windau
Niederung / Elchniederung ,
seat: Heinrichswalde 		Gowarten , Groß Friedrichsdorf , Heinrichswalde , Inse , Kallningken (1938–1946: Herdenau), Karkeln , Kaukehmen (1938–1946: Kuckerneese), Lappienen (1938–1946: Rauterskirch), Neukirch (fr. Joneykischken), Schakuhnen (1938–1946 : Schakendorf (Ostpr.)), Seckenburg (Fr. Groß Kryszahnen), Skaisgirren (1938–1946: Kreuzingen), Skören
Oletzko (Marggrabowa) (1928–1945 Church District Treuburg ) Czychen (1938–1945: Bolken), Gonsken (1938–1945: Herzogskirchen), Mierunsken - Sczeczinken / Eichhorn , Groß Czymochen (1928–1945: Reuss), Schareyken (1938–1945: Schareiken), Schwentainen , Marggrabowa (Oletzko) ( 1928–1945: Treuburg), Wielitzken (1938–1945: Wallenrode)
Ortelsburg - Ortelsburg superintendent district :
Flammberg (until 1904: Opalenietz) , Friedrichshof , Fürstenwalde , Groß Schiemanen , Liebenberg , Lipowitz (1933–1945: Lindenort) , Ortelsburg , Gawrzialken (1928–1945: Wilhelmsthal) , Willenberg

- Passenheim superintendent district :
Groß Schöndamerau , Klein Jerutten - Schwentainen (1938–1945: Altkirchen) , Kobulten , Mensguth , Passenheim , Puppen , Rheinswein , Theerwisch - Jablonken (1938–1945: Wildenau)

Osterode Diocese of Osterode: Groß-Schmückwalde, Kraplau-Döhringen, Leip, Liebemühl, Locken-Langguth, Marienfelde, Marwalde, Osterode .
Diocese of Hohenstein: Geierswalde, Gilgenburg, Hohenstein (-Reichsehrenmal), Kurken, Manchenguth, Mühlen, Rauschken, Seelesen, Wittigwalde
Pillkallen (1938–1946 church district Schloßberg ) Groß Schorellen (1938–1946 Adlerswalde ), Groß Warningken (1938–1946: Steinkirch ), Kussen , Lasdehnen (1938–1946: Haselberg), Mallwischken (1938–1946: Mallwen ), Pillkallen (1938–1946 Schloßberg ), Schillehnen (1938 –1946: Schillfelde ), Schirwindt , Willuhnen
Pogegen (belonged to the Memel Synodal Association between 1925 and 1939) Koadjuthen , Laugszargen , Nattkischken , Piktupönen , Plaschken , jerking , Schmalleningken , Szugken , Willkischken , wiping Will
Prussian Eylau Albrechtsdorf , Almenhausen-Abschwangen , Borken , Buchholz , Dollstädt , Eichhorn , Groß Peisten - Hanshagen , Guttenfeld , Jesau , Kanditten , Klein Dexen , Kreuzburg , Landsberg , Mühlhausen , Petershagen , Preußisch Eylau , Reddenau , Schmoditten , Stablack , Tharau , Uderwangen
Prussian Holland Blumenau / Königsblumenau - Heiligenwalde , Deutschendorf, Döbern, Groß-Thierbach-Quittainen, Grünhagen, Hermsdorf, Herrndorf-Schlobitten, Hirschfeld, Lauck-Ebersbach, Marienfelde, Mühlhausen , Neumark-Carhaben, Prussian Holland , Reichenbach, Reichwalde, Rogehnen-Schönau-Zallenfelde , Schmauch, Schönberg
Rastenburg Barten , Bäslack , Drengfurth , Groß Wolfsdorf - Dönhofstädt , Lamgarben , Langheim - Gudnick , Leunenburg - Korschen , Paaris , Rastenburg / Parish Church (German Church) , Rastenburg / Polish Church , Schwarzstein, Schönfließ - Tolksdorf , Wenden , as well as: institutional community of the Carlshöfer Institutions
Rosenberg Bellschwitz, Bischofswerder, Deutsch-Eylau , Finckenstein , Freystadt, Groß-Rohdau, Langenau, Raudnitz - Frödenau , Riesenburg , Riesenkirch, Rosenberg , Sommerau
Sensburg Alt Ukta-Rudczanny (1938–1945: -Niedersee), Aweyden with Peitschendorf , Barranowen (1938–1945: Hoverbeck), Eichmedien, Nikolaiken , Ribben , Schimonken (1938–1945: Schmidtsdorf), Seehesten with Bosemb (1938–1945 Bussen ) , Sensburg , Sorquitten , Warpuhnen
Stallupönen (1938–1946 church district Ebenrode ) Bilderweitschen (1938–1946 Bilderweitschen ), Enzuhnen (1938–1946 Rodebach ), Eydtkuhnen (1938–1946 Eydtkau ), Göritten , Kassuben-Soginten , Kattenau , Mehlkehmen (1938–1946 Birkenmühle ), Pillupönen (1938–1946 Schloßbach ), Stallupönen ( 1938–1946 Schloßbach ), 1938–1946 Ebenrode )
Tilsite - Ragnite Diocese of Tilsit: Jurgaitschen (1938–1946: Königskirch), Neu Argeningken (1938–1946: Argenbrück), Pokraken , Tilsit (German Church) (town church), Tilsit (Lithuanian church) (country church)

Diocese of Ragnit: Budwethen (1938–1946: Altenkirch), Groß Lenkeningken (1938–1946: Großlenkenau), Kraupischken (1938–1946: Breitenstein), Lengwethen (1938–1946: Hohensalzburg), Pokraken (1938–1946: Weidenau (Ostpr. )), Ragnit , Rautenberg , Szillen (1936–1946: Schillen), Trappönen (1938–1946: Trappen), Wedereitischken (1938–1946: Sandkirchen)

Wehlau Allenburg , Goldbach , Groß Engelau , Groß Schirrau , Grünhayn , Kremitten , Paterswalde , Petersdorf , Plibischken , Starkenberg , Tapiau , Wehlau , institutional community: Allenberg .
Reformed church district Elbing - Prussian Holland , Gumbinnen / New Town Church / French Reformed , Insterburg , Judtschen / French Reformed (1938–1946 Kanthausen ), Königsberg / French Reformed Church , Königsberg / German Reformed Castle Church (German Reformed), Memel / Reformed Church (until 1920, 1939–1945), Neunischken (1938–1946 Neunassau ), Pillau , Tilsit

Hymn books

In the church province of East Prussia was u. a. the following hymn book in use:

  • Evangelical hymn book: Edition for the church province of East Prussia. (This hymnbook was also introduced in the Grenzmark Posen-West Prussia ecclesiastical province, in the Danzig State Synodal Association and in the Uniate Evangelical Church in Poland.) Published by the Provincial Church Council of the Eastern Prussian Church Province on behalf of the Provincial Synodal Association, Wichern-Buchhandlung, Königsberg i.Pr. undated [around 1930].

literature

  • Agaton Harnoch: Chronicle and statistics of the Protestant churches in the provinces of East and West Prussia. Nipkow, Neidenburg 1890 ( digitized version ).
  • Walther Hubatsch : History of the Protestant Church in East Prussia, Volumes I – III. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1968.
  • Eberhard Gresch: In the focus of the history of the Reformation: Evangelical Reformed in (East) Prussia. Circular letter of the Community of Protestant East Prussia eV, No. 1/2011, pp. 1–32.

Remarks

  1. ↑ Compare this with the Evangelical Church of Silesia , which was able to continue to exist on a fraction of its previous church territory in subject identity with the church province of Silesia.
  2. ↑ Cf. Instruction, in front of the Lutheran Ober = Consistorium, established over all royal lands, de dato Berlin, October 4th. 1750 , printed in: Corpus Constitutionum Marchicarum, Oder Königl. Preussis. and Churfürstl. Brandenburgische in der Chur- and Marck Brandenburg, also incorporated Landen, published and issued regulations, Edicta, Mandata, Rescripta etc .: From the times of Frederick I Elector of Brandenburg, etc. bit under the government of Friderich Wilhelm, King in Prussia, etc. ad annum 1736. inclusive , IV. Continuatio, column 291ff.
  3. ↑ The Memelland Evangelical Church thus enjoyed the status of an ecclesiastical province within the APU, like the regional synodal association of the Free City of Danzig, without even using the term ecclesiastical province in its official name.
  4. ↑ The large town church in Osterode , which was built for the Protestant community and only inaugurated in 1909, is still Protestant.
  5. ↑ The so-called Brown Old Prussian General Synod in 1933 replaced the general superintendents with bishops who, as partisans of the German Christians, often resigned or were ignored later in the church struggle and lost their importance. The Landessynodalverband was dissolved after the reorganization of the Memel area in 1939; as early as 1933 the brown general synod had abolished the synods of the APU branches in Germany as part of the implementation of the Führer principle. However, after negotiations with the EOK in April 1939, the general superintendent for the Memel area was retained until Soviet armed forces penetrated into the Memel area in October 1944. Cf. Arthur Hermann : The Evangelical Church in Memelland in the 20th century. In: Northeast Archives. Journal of regional history. New series (NOA) , Vol. X (2001), No. 1: Through the ages: The city of Memel in the 20th century . ISSN  0029-1595 , footnote 7.
  6. ^ Status January 1, 1945 according to Walther Hubatsch : History of the Evangelical Church in East Prussia , Volume III: Documents. Göttingen 1968, pp. 440-441.
  7. ↑ a b Status January 1, 1945 according to Walther Hubatsch: History of the Protestant Church in East Prussia , Volume III: Documents Göttingen 1968, p. 441.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Heinz Neumeyer: Danzig. In: Theologische Realenzyklopädie (36 vols.). de Gruyter, Berlin 1977-2007, Vol. 8: Chlodwig - Dionysius Areopagita (1981), ISBN 3-11-008563-1 , pp. 353-357ff, here p. 356.
  2. ^ Paul Tschackert :  Taube, Emil Heinrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 37, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1894, p. 420.
  3. ^ Ernst Rudolf Huber : Treaties between State and Church in the German Empire (= treatises from constitutional and administrative law as well as from international law, Siegfried Brie , Max Fleischmann and Friedrich Giese (eds.), H. 44). Marcus, Breslau 1930, p. 82.
  4. ^ Albertas Juška: The Church in Little Lithuania .
  5. ^ A b Kurt Meier : The Theological Faculties in the Third Reich. de Gruyter, Berlin et al. 1996, ISBN 3-11-013761-5 , p. 248.
  6. ↑ Wolfgang Finger: The confessing Evangelical Church Community in Allenstein 1933-1945: The beginning of the church struggle in the Evangelical Church of the Old Prussian Union and within the East Prussian Provincial Church 1933/34. In: Allensteiner Heimatbrief , No. 239 (2005), pp. 38–42, here p. 38.
  7. ↑ Claus Wagener: The prehistory of the church fight. In: Olaf Kühl-Freudenstein, Peter Noss, Claus Wagener (eds.): Kirchenkampf in Berlin 1932–1945: 42 city stories (= studies on church and Judaism; vol. 18). Institut Kirche und Judentum, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-923095-61-9 , pp. 27–75, here p. 75.
  8. ↑ Manfred Höhne, Bad Saarow
  9. ↑ Explanation of the map of Protestant parishes in East Prussia until 1944/1945. In: Fritz R. Barran: City Atlas East Prussia. 3. Edition. Rautenberg, Leer 1994, ISBN 3-7921-0374-5 , p. 222f.
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  28. ↑ http://gov.genealogy.net/ShowObjectSimple.do?id=object_163618
  29. ↑ http://gov.genealogy.net/ShowObjectSimple.do?id=object_163642
  30. ↑ http://gov.genealogy.net/ShowObjectSimple.do?id=object_163619
  31. ↑ http://gov.genealogy.net/ShowObjectSimple.do?id=object_163620
  32. ↑ http://gov.genealogy.net/ShowObjectSimple.do?id=object_163637
  33. ↑ http://gov.genealogy.net/ShowObjectSimple.do?id=object_163621
  34. ↑ http://gov.genealogy.net/ShowObjectSimple.do?id=object_163622
  35. ↑ http://gov.genealogy.net/ShowObjectSimple.do?id=object_163623
  36. ↑ http://gov.genealogy.net/ShowObjectSimple.do?id=object_163626
  37. ^ Prussian Eylau
  38. ↑ http://gov.genealogy.net/ShowObjectSimple.do?id=object_163628
  39. ↑ http://gov.genealogy.net/ShowObjectSimple.do?id=object_163630
  40. ↑ http://gov.genealogy.net/ShowObjectSimple.do?id=object_163633
  41. ↑ http://gov.genealogy.net/ShowObjectSimple.do?id=object_163634
  42. ↑ http://gov.genealogy.net/ShowObjectSimple.do?id=object_163635
  43. ↑ http://gov.genealogy.net/ShowObjectSimple.do?id=object_163636
  44. ↑ http://gov.genealogy.net/ShowObjectSimple.do?id=object_163638
  45. ↑ http://gov.genealogy.net/ShowObjectSimple.do?id=object_163631