Robert Zeller
Robert Zeller (born July 15, 1895 in Stuttgart , † October 18, 1966 in Augsburg ) was a German politician ( NSDAP ).
Live and act
After attending primary school , Zeller completed a commercial apprenticeship. From 1914 he took part in the First World War. During the war, Zeller was awarded the Iron Cross of both classes, among other things .
In the 1920s, Zeller joined the NSDAP ( membership number 328,656). In January 1931 he also became a member of the SS (SS No. 4.911). In the Reichstag election of July 1932 he was elected to the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic as a candidate of the NSDAP for constituency 31 (Württemberg) . After initially temporarily losing his mandate in the November 1932 election, Zeller managed to return to the German parliament for his old constituency in the Reichstag election of March 1933, which this time he belonged to for almost five years until April 1938. One of the important parliamentary events in which Zeller was involved during his time as a member of parliament was the vote on the Enabling Act in March 1933, which was finally passed with Zeller's vote .
After the National Socialist seizure of power in the spring of 1933, Zeller became adjutant to the Reich governor of Württemberg Wilhelm Murr . On January 30, 1935, Zeller was promoted to SS-Oberführer. As a special commissioner, Zeller led operations of the SS auxiliary police, which was incorporated into the political police, whose head Mattheis Zeller was made available as an assistant.
In the Second World War , Zeller took part with the Waffen SS . Since November 1944 he was active in the staff of the SS Upper Section Southwest. During the war he was awarded, among other things, the skull ring of the SS and the sword of honor of the Reichsführer SS .
Other awards Zeller received were the War Merit Crosses I. and II. Treasury with swords and the clasp for the Iron Cross II. Class.
literature
- 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
- Robert Zeller in the database of members of the Reichstag
Individual evidence
- ↑ George C. Browder: Foundations of the Nazi Police State. The Formation of Sipo and SD , 2004, p. 106.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zeller, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (NSDAP), MdR |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuttgart |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 18, 1966 |
| Place of death | augsburg |