Rudolf Binz

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Rudolf Binz (born October 19, 1887 in Karlsruhe , † February 22, 1945 in Donaueschingen ) was a German local politician .

Life

education

Rudolf Binz grew up in Karlsruhe as the son of Gustav Binz, who later became member of the Baden state parliament . The father attached great importance to humanistic education. Rudolf Binz had private lessons before he started attending elementary school in 1893 and in 1897 switched to the Grand Ducal Gymnasium in Karlsruhe (today: Markgrafen-Gymnasium Karlsruhe ). In 1905 he passed his high school and then studied in Munich , Heidelberg , Berlin and Freiburg law . In 1909 he passed the first and in 1912 the second state examination . From 1913 he then worked as a government assessor at the water and road construction headquarters in Karlsruhe. In 1913 he became an official assistant in the Offenburg district office, where he only stayed a few months. At the end of 1913 he switched to the Reich Insurance Company for Salaried Employees .

In the first World War

At the end of August 1914, he joined the 2nd replacement battery of the Baden Field Artillery Regiment 50 as a volunteer. He took part in various battles, including in the Masuria, Dubissa and Riga. After the conclusion of the German-Russian peace treaty of Brest-Litovsk , he took part in the occupation of Livonia and Estonia . In 1918 he was transferred to the Western Front. He survived the First World War unharmed. In 1916 he received the Iron Cross II. Class and in 1918 the Knight's Cross with Swords of the Order of the Zähringer Lion .

Career until 1933

After the World War, Binz left the Reichsversicherungsanstalt for salaried employees and returned to the Baden state service. There he worked from the beginning of 1919 to mid-1920 in the Ministry of Transitional Economics and Housing. At the beginning of 1920 he was promoted to magistrate and worked temporarily as a laborer in the Ministry of the Interior. In 1920 he became head of the police department in the Pforzheim district office. In mid-1923 he was promoted to government councilor and served in the interior ministry.

In 1928, Binz applied for a position as Lord Mayor of Lahr / Black Forest . In a controversial election, he was able to prevail against his rival Heinrich Wolters . He only remained mayor for one year. His tenure was overshadowed by the city's financial plight. So he returned to the civil service on July 15, 1929 and subsequently succeeded Gustav Bechthold as district administrator of Wertheim .

Career during the Nazi era (1933–1945)

In the Wertheim district office , there were conflicts with the strengthened NSDAP and the SA , which violently attacked the members of the KPD . Binz, brought up as a national liberal, sided with the communists in a mass beating of the NSDAP against political opponents and called in the public prosecutor's office. This should cause him problems after he came to power . He was denounced by the Wertheim district leadership of the NSDAP and branded in the party press. Wertheimer SA also took action against the district administrator.

Ultimately, however, Binz managed to maintain his position. Intimidated and resigned, however, he avoided any further conflicts with the district leadership and tried to come to terms with the regime. In August 1933 he joined the National Socialist Lawyers' Association . He could not join the NSDAP due to the ban on membership. His role in the persecution of an innocent businessman who was expelled from the city by the NSDAP and SA because he was considered an opponent of the regime was controversial. Although Binz tried to enable him to continue a dignified existence by speaking to the Ministry of the Interior, on the other hand, he did not prevent his state police from proceeding against the man.

In 1936, after the Wertheim district office was dissolved, Binz was transferred to Donaueschingen , where he was grouped higher as district administrator. On April 5, 1937, he joined the NSDAP (membership number 4.267-132) after the ban on membership was lifted. He then took part in a course of several weeks at the NS Gauschule Hornberg. During his time as District Administrator of Donaueschingen, the District Office took part in the exploitation of forced laborers and ensured that the Poland decrees were implemented . He has also received several awards, such as the War Merit Cross 2nd Class, the Silver Loyalty Service Decoration and the Air Protection Decoration .

He died on February 22, 1945 together with his wife, daughter and 50 employees of the district administrator in an air raid on Donaueschingen.

Private life

Rudolf Binz married Hilde Zimmermann, eight years his junior, in October 1920. The marriage produced a daughter and a son. His wife and daughter died together with Rudolf Binz on February 22, 1945 in an air raid on Donaueschingen. His son probably did not survive World War II either. He served in Yugoslavia and is considered missing.

literature

  • Wolf-Ingo Seidelmann: Rudolf Binz: "Because we have become a people of murderers!" In: Perpetrators, helpers, free riders. Nazi victims from the south of what is now Baden-Württemberg . Kugelberg Verlag, 2017, ISBN 978-3-945893-08-1 , pp. 19-33 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wolf-Ingo Seidelmann: Rudolf Binz: "Because we have become a people of murderers!" In: Perpetrators, helpers, free riders. Nazi victims from the south of what is now Baden-Württemberg . Kugelberg Verlag, 2017, ISBN 978-3-945893-08-1 , pp. 19-21 .
  2. ↑ a b Wolf-Ingo Seidelmann: Rudolf Binz: "Because we have become a people of murderers!" In: Perpetrators, helpers, free riders. Nazi victims from the south of what is now Baden-Württemberg . Kugelberg Verlag, 2017, ISBN 978-3-945893-08-1 , pp. 22nd f .
  3. ↑ Wolf-Ingo Seidelmann: Rudolf Binz: "Because we have become a people of murderers!" In: Perpetrators, helpers, free riders. Nazi victims from the south of what is now Baden-Württemberg . Kugelberg Verlag, 2017, ISBN 978-3-945893-08-1 , pp. 23 f .
  4. ↑ Wolf-Ingo Seidelmann: Rudolf Binz: "Because we have become a people of murderers!" In: Perpetrators, helpers, free riders. Nazi victims from the south of what is now Baden-Württemberg . Kugelberg Verlag, 2017, ISBN 978-3-945893-08-1 , pp. 25th f .
  5. ↑ Wolf-Ingo Seidelmann: Rudolf Binz: "Because we have become a people of murderers!" In: Perpetrators, helpers, free riders. Nazi victims from the south of what is now Baden-Württemberg . Kugelberg Verlag, 2017, ISBN 978-3-945893-08-1 , pp. 27 f .
  6. ↑ Wolf-Ingo Seidelmann: Rudolf Binz: "Because we have become a people of murderers!" In: Perpetrators, helpers, free riders. Nazi victims from the south of what is now Baden-Württemberg . Kugelberg Verlag, 2017, ISBN 978-3-945893-08-1 , pp. 31 .
  7. ↑ a b Wolf-Ingo Seidelmann: Rudolf Binz: "Because we have become a people of murderers!" In: Perpetrators, helpers, free riders. Nazi victims from the south of what is now Baden-Württemberg . Kugelberg Verlag, 2017, ISBN 978-3-945893-08-1 , pp. 32 .
personal data
SURNAME Binz, Rudolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German local politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 19, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Karlsruhe
DATE OF DEATH February 22, 1945
Place of death Donaueschingen