Paul Eichmann
Paul Eichmann (born December 4, 1898 in Schalke ; † January 9, 1978 in Haltern ) was the first “Mayor” of Marl and, for three years, was the second chairman of the FC Schalke 04 football club .
family
Paul Eichmann, a Catholic, married into a Jewish family; he was with Martha Eichmann, geb. Rosenthal (1903–1991) married.
The daughter Ruth came from this marriage and was baptized a Roman Catholic in 1933 as a protective measure against persecution by the National Socialists . She later joined the Ursuline Sisters and became known as Johanna Eichmann . She founded and directed a. a. the Jewish Museum Westphalia in Dorsten and was an honorary citizen of Dorsten.
Life
Paul Eichmann worked from 1922 to 1927 in Hüls (today Marl-Hüls) for the Jewish furniture dealer Boldes. From April 1, 1927, he was managing director of the Adolf Reinhard furniture store on Hülsstrasse.
After the American troops marched into Marl on March 31, 1945, the occupation authorities immediately began to reorganize the administration. After the fighting ended, general looting began. The foreign workers took advantage of their regained freedom; but Germans also tried to loot in the retail stores. On April 1, 1945, after an argument with a looting woman, Paul Eichmann was fetched from the Reinhard furniture store without further explanation and taken in a jeep to the headquarters of the American crew that had just been set up on today's Otto-Hue-Strasse. This was followed by an interrogation lasting several hours. Then the interrogating officers said to Paul Eichmann: "You are now 'Lord Mayor' from Marl!" (German: "You are now Lord Mayor of Marl!") The non-party Paul Eichmann tried in vain to explain the municipal structure to the American officers, according to which Marl resp. Hüls district communities are. However, the officers stuck to their decision to appoint Paul Eichmann as " Lord Mayor " of Marl. It was only after 23 days that the American occupying power noticed that the merchant Paul Eichmann only had the function and salutation of an mayor according to the current official constitution .
As the new mayor of Marl, Paul Eichmann began to act quickly. He unbureaucratically provided blankets for the soldiers returning and passing through, food for the Marl population and accommodation for refugees and those damaged by bombs. He also managed to get the American occupiers to release the compensated butter as a special ration for the people of Marl.
Eichmann held the office of mayor of the city of Marl from April 1, 1945 to April 24, 1946 and was then mayor from April 23, 1945 to April 24, 1946 as part of the new municipal code. When the offices were subsequently reorganized, Eichmann was no longer available. He wanted to finally be able to set up his own business as a businessman, which he was not allowed to do during the Nazi era because of his marriage to a Jewish woman.
His successor as mayor of the city of Marl was Rudolf Heiland on April 24, 1946 , who later also took over the office of mayor. Eichmann's direct successor as Mayor of Marl was the master shoemaker Cornelius in 1946.
As a native of Schalke, Paul Eichmann took an active part in local sport. Even before the capitulation on May 8, 1945, he became a member of the newly created Zone Sports Council and chairman of the North Rhine-Westphalia Football Association . He was also a sponsor of TSV Marl-Hüls for many years and 2nd chairman at FC Schalke 04 for three years . In this function, he organized a football game on the sports field in the Volkspark of the city of Marl in the summer of 1945 with the approval of the British. About 10,000 people attended this first sporting encounter and saw how the Hüls city team lost to FC Schalke with 0: 9 goals.
Paul Eichmann - Marl's first and only "Lord Mayor" - died on January 9, 1978 of a heart attack .
literature
- Johanna Eichmann: You not a Jew, you blond, you German. Essen 2011, Klartext Verlag, ISBN 978-3-8375-0519-1 .
- WAZ Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
- Marler Newspaper.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martin Ahlers, Ludger Böhme: The city honors a great woman . Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, May 12, 2011
- ↑ victim book: Eichmann, Martha born, Rosenthal , City of Recklinghausen , accessed on December 27, 2019
- ↑ Eichmann, Martha. Persecuted as a Jew, she spent her twilight years in the Ursuline Convent , city of Dorsten , accessed on December 27, 2019
- ↑ Paul Eichmann, Lord Mayor , City of Marl , accessed on December 27, 2019 (pdf)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eichmann, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician and football official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th December 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schalke |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 1978 |
| Place of death | Holders |