Richard Hänel
Richard Hänel (born January 14, 1895 in Ansbach ; † unknown) was a German National Socialist politician and former Lord Mayor of Ansbach.
biography
Until 1933
He was a founding member of the Ansbach local branch of the NSDAP , which was founded on January 22, 1923 in Ansbach. At the beginning still active as a secretary, he rose in the following years to the local group and finally district leader of the party. In addition to leading the local SA squadron founded in 1922 for many years, he founded the Ansbach SS troop in 1931.
From 1933
After the seizure of power by the National Socialists end of January 1933 the year were within the scope of by the end of DC circuit replaces all Ansbacher councilors of other parties by members of the Nazi party. On May 5, 1934, the previous mayor, Dr. Wilhelm Borkholder returned and was replaced by Hänel. Its official inauguration on June 15, 1934 was carried out by the Gauleiter of Franconia , Julius Streicher . The actions carried out against the Jewish population of Ansbach and the synagogue during the Reichskristallnacht in 1938 were directed by him. Jewish citizens were arrested and taken to the Rezathalle in Ansbach, where their furnishings were smashed. On January 13, 1939, Hänel declared the city of Ansbach to be “free of Jews”. On January 7, 1941, Hänel was replaced by Wilhelm Seitz as district leader and took over the district management in Eichstätt . Richard Hänel held the office of Lord Mayor until the end of the war in 1945. In April 1945 he withdrew from the approaching Americans, but was arrested a few weeks later.
After 1945
At the end of the war, he was arrested and in 1948 classified as the main culprit in a court proceedings and sentenced to four and a half years in a labor camp, the imprisonment having been fully credited since 1945. In an appeal process in 1949 he was classified as a suspect and the sentence was reduced to two years. He lost all pension entitlements and was no longer allowed to be politically active. In another trial because of his participation in the Reichskristallnacht he was sentenced again to nine months in prison. He was released from prison in October 1949. After a long time unemployed, he was only able to return to work in 1952. Attempts to enforce pension claims against the city of Ansbach failed in 1956.
literature
- Hans Woller: Society and politics in the American zone of occupation: The Ansbach and Fürth region (= sources and representations on contemporary history, volume 25). Oldenbourg, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-486-53841-1
- Helmut Deffner: Stations in Ansbach's history since the Reformation. WIFA Druck + Verlag GmbH, Ansbach 1989
- Diana Fitz: Ansbach under the swastika. City of Ansbach, Ansbach 1994
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hänel, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (NSDAP), Lord Mayor of Ansbach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ansbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century |