Max Soth
Max Soth (born February 13, 1891 in Lockstedt ; † March 22, 1974 ibid) was a German farmer and politician ( DNVP ).
Live and act
Max Soth came from a Protestant family from Schleswig-Holstein. From 1897 to 1901 he attended elementary school in Lockstedt, later the secondary school in Kellinghusen and - up to Obersekunda - the upper secondary school in Neumünster . Then he learned the trade of farmer in his father's business and in other companies in Oberstedt . From 1911 to 1912 he did military service as a one-year volunteer with the Royal Bavarian Infantry Regiment "Crown Prince" No. 2 in Munich . He then worked again in agriculture. From 1914 to 1918 Soth took part in the First World War as platoon and company commander in the Royal Bavarian Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 2 . At the end of the war he was released from the 2nd Bavarian Infantry Regiment as a first lieutenant in the reserve . For his services he was awarded the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd class.
After the war Soth took over the management of his ancestral farm in Lockstedt. In addition, he became a board member or chairman of various agricultural organizations and associations (cattle breeding, agriculture, cooperatives, rural federations, political parties, etc.). From 1928 to 1930 Soth belonged to the German National People's Party (DNVP) as a member of constituency 13 (Schleswig) in the Reichstag in Berlin. From March to October 1933 he was a member of the Prussian state parliament . He was also a shop steward of the Stahlhelm- Kampfbund and the patriotic associations.
In 1933 Max Soth joined the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP). Later he took part in the Second World War. He then lived on his farm in Schleswig-Holstein until his death in 1974.
literature
- Ernst Kienast (Ed.): Handbook for the Prussian Landtag , edition for the 5th electoral period, Berlin 1933, p. 385/386.
Web links
- Max Soth in the database of members of the Reichstag
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kay Dohnke / Jan Wirrer: Low Germans in National Socialism , 1994, p. 198.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Soth, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German farmer and politician (DNVP), MdR, MdL |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lockstedt |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 22, 1974 |
| Place of death | Lockstedt |