Paul Fassbach

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Paul Fassbach

Paul Faßbach (born February 2, 1897 in Wald , † April 23, 1945 in Bad Meinberg ) was a German politician ( NSDAP ) and SA leader.

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After attending elementary school , Faßbach was trained at the Administration Academy. In April 1912 he entered the Sigmaringen NCO School . From 1914 to 1918 he took part in the First World War, in which he was awarded the Iron Cross of both classes and the Wound Badge. After the end of the war, Fassbach belonged to the Guard Cavalry Rifle Division until May 1920. After his discharge from the army, he worked as a driver.

In the mid-1920s, Faßbach joined the Nazi movement: in 1928 he became a leader in the paramilitary arm of the NSDAP, the Sturmabteilung (SA) in Gelsenkirchen . From January 1935 he was leader of the SA Brigade 65 in Detmold and also became a state police leader. After his promotion to SA group leader on January 30, 1942, his highest rank in the SA, he headed the SA group Westphalia in Dortmund .

From November 1929 to August 1933, Faßbach was a member of the city council in Recklinghausen and a parliamentary group leader. From November 1933 until his death in April 1945, Faßbach was a member of the National Socialist Reichstag , in which he represented constituency 17 (North Westphalia). From 1943 to 1945 he was a member of the Westphalian Provincial Council.

From October 1944 he was Gaustabsführer Westfalen-Nord of the Volkssturm . He died on April 23, 1945 in combat operations in Bad Meinberg.

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 .
  • Joachim Lilla: Senior administrative officials and functionaries in Westphalia and Lippe (1918–1945 / 46). Biographical manual. Aschendorff, Münster 2004, ISBN 3-402-06799-4 , p. 145 ( Publications of the Historical Commission for Westphalia. 22, A, 16 = historical work on Westphalian regional research. Economic and social history group. 16)

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