Richard Reckewerth
Richard Reckewerth (born August 22, 1897 in Oker , Duchy of Braunschweig ; † July 19, 1970 in Altenau , district of Zellerfeld ) was a German politician ( NSDAP ).
Live and act
After attending primary school , Reckewerth took up the profession of forest clerk. From 1914 to 1918 he took part as a war volunteer in the First World War, in which he fought on the Western Front and was wounded twice. During the war he was awarded the Iron Cross II. Class and the Brunswick Cross of Merit.
From 1919 to 1921 Reckewerth belonged to the Petri Battalion . In March 1920 he took part in the Kapp Putsch , although it is not entirely clear whether he was with his parent or another unit. He then took part in the German-Polish border battles in Upper Silesia with the Hasse Freikorps . He then began to work in circles of the extreme political right: From 1922 to 1923 he was the leader of the Stahlhelm, Bund der Frontsoldaten . In 1923 Reckewerth joined the NSDAP ( membership number 11,711). From 1924 to 1927 he was the leader of the Frontbann and the SA in Naumburg (Saale) . In 1928 he began to work in the Hitler Youth (HJ).
After 1933, Reckewerth was the leader of the Hitler Youth area and was the representative of the Reich Youth Leader for the province of Saxony . Reckewerth became Obergebietsführer during the HJ 1943. He was also a city councilor in Halle (Saale) and a member of the Halle Chamber of Labor.
From March 1936 until the end of the Nazi regime in spring 1945, Reckewerth was a member of the National Socialist Reichstag for constituency 18 ( Merseburg ) . Reckewerth was a member of the People's Court and as such was involved in the trial before the 2nd Senate of the People's Court on December 2, 1944, in the death sentence against the Sonneberg worker Adolf Wicklein .
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 .
- Erich Stockhorst: 5000 people. Who was what in the 3rd Reich . 2nd Edition. Arndt, Kiel 2000, ISBN 3-88741-116-1 .
Web links
- Richard Reckewerth in the database of members of the Reichstag
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reckewerth, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (NSDAP), MdR |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oker |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 19, 1970 |
| Place of death | Altenau |