Ludwig Feinendegen

Ludwig Feinendegen (born January 29, 1895 in Mönchengladbach ; † March 28, 1975 in Süchteln ) was senior district director in the former North Rhine-Westphalian district of Kempen-Krefeld .

Live and act

After graduating from the high school in Mönchengladbach in 1914, Feinendegen worked as a volunteer at the mayor's office in Jüchen and at the district administration in Erkelenz . Then he began studying law at the April 25, 1915 University in Munster , but was convened on 10 June 1915 for military service. Since 1915 he was a member of the Catholic student union AV Arminia Münster. After his discharge from army service, he completed training for the higher administrative service, according to his father's will. After passing the career test, he was appointed district secretary at the district administration in Grevenbroich on June 21, 1922 and appointed mayor of the Garzweiler community in the Grevenbroich district on August 1, 1923 . On November 12, 1930, Ludwig Feinendegen's district was expanded as mayor and from then on he was responsible for the "Office Hochneukirch", which, in addition to Garzweiler, also included Jackerath and Otzenrath . After several clashes with the National Socialists , he was removed from office on September 19, 1934 at the instigation of the NSDAP . In 1935 he found a job in the administration of the IG-Farben company , then he worked at the provincial insurance company of the Rhine Province and the Allianz insurance company in Düsseldorf . On August 25, 1939, he was called up for military service and was used to protect property.

After the end of the war, the British military government appointed him full-time mayor of the city of Dülken on July 15, 1945, and on December 2, 1945, the district council of the Kempen-Krefeld district elected him, on the suggestion of the commander of the military government who was present, as chief district director. Until his retirement on January 31, 1960, he held this office successfully. When he said goodbye, the press praised him as a man who did not allow himself to be dissuaded from his goals by resistance and who had placed reason above the political feasibility of some questions.

Honors

On January 29, 1955, he was awarded the golden badge of honor by the German Hunting Protection Association. On March 10, 1960 he received the Federal Cross of Merit, First Class, and on June 8, 1960, the German Fire Brigade Cross of Honor, First Class.

literature

• Rudolf H. Müller: Senior District Director Ludwig Feinendegen 1895–1975. In: Heimatbuch des Kreis Viersen , 27th episode 1976, pp. 51–66.