Otto Marrenbach
Otto Marrenbach (born July 27, 1899 in Oberbröl near Waldbröl ; † August 10, 1974 there ) was a German National Socialist politician and functionary. During the time of National Socialism he was most recently a member of the National Socialist Reichstag and managing director of the German Labor Front (DAF).
Life
Marrenbach completed a commercial apprenticeship from 1914 to 1917 and worked for various companies in the steel and electrical industry from 1921 to 1927. Together with his brother Fritz Marrenbach , later also a high-ranking National Socialist, he also ran an electrical shop in Brüchermühle during this time .
At the beginning of October 1928, Marrenbach joined the NSDAP ( membership number 100 361) and from 1930 worked as editor for politics at the Oberbergischer Boten . After the " seizure of power " in June 1933 he was appointed chief adjutant to the head of staff of the Political Organization (PO) of the NSDAP. In 1936 Marrenbach became head of the main personnel office of the NSDAP as well as Reichshauptamtsleiter of the NSDAP. In 1937 he also took on leadership positions in the SA as a standard, then senior leader.
After Marrenbach ran unsuccessfully in the Reichstag election on March 29, 1936, he became a member of the Reichstag in 1938 and remained so until the end of the war. As early as 1936 he had become head of the main personnel office of the DAF, in 1938 also its staff chief, he also held these positions until 1945. Following the German occupation of Norway , Marrenbach was briefly head of the “Labor and Social Affairs” department in April / May 1940 Reich Commissioner Josef Terboven . At the same time he was released from the SA in April and subsequently joined the General SS (SS No. 353 162), in which he was appointed Oberführer immediately upon joining. Marrenbach returned to Berlin and from then on headed the office of the Reich Commissioner there until 1945.
From February to May 1942 Marrenbach held the position of head of the NSDAP's main training office, after which he became the party's main service manager . From 1942 to 1945 he was also the managing director of the German Labor Front. In the SS he last rose to the rank of brigade leader in December 1942; he was also appointed commander in chief of the NSDAP.
literature
- Joachim Lilla , Martin Döring, Andreas Schulz: extras in uniform. The members of the Reichstag 1933–1945. A biographical manual. Including the ethnic and National Socialist members of the Reichstag from May 1924. Droste, Düsseldorf 2004, ISBN 3-7700-5254-4 , p. 400.
- Erich Stockhorst: 5000 people. Who was what in the 3rd Reich . Arndt, Kiel 2000, ISBN 3-88741-116-1 (unchanged reprint of the first edition from 1967).
Web links
- Otto Marrenbach in the database of members of the Reichstag
- Literature by and about Otto Marrenbach in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marrenbach, Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (NSDAP), MdR and functionary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 27, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oberbröl near Waldbröl |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 10, 1974 |
| Place of death | Oberbröl near Waldbröl |