Ludwig Steimle

Ludwig Steimle (* 1887 in Pfullingen ; † December 7, 1974 ) was a German civil servant and politician . He was Lord Mayor of Ravensburg from 1945 to 1946 .

Steimle was mayor from 1914 to 1933 (until 1930 “Schultheiss”) of Amtzell . After the end of the war, he succeeded engineer Rudolf Walzer , who headed the city of Ravensburg during the reign of the Nazi regime.

In 1946, criminal proceedings were opened against Steimle and charges were made of embezzlement and favoritism in office, coercion and war economic crimes.

Web links

Ludwig Steimle in the German Digital Library

Individual evidence

↑ State Archives Baden-Württemberg N 1/54 No. 15

predecessor	Office	successor
Rudolf Waltz	Lord Mayor of Ravensburg 1945–1946	Albert Sauer

personal data
SURNAME	Steimle, Ludwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German politician, Lord Mayor of Ravensburg
DATE OF BIRTH	1887
PLACE OF BIRTH	Pfullingen
DATE OF DEATH	7th December 1974

[1] State Archives Baden-Württemberg N 1/54 No. 15