Rudolf Waltz
Rudolf Walzer (born September 19, 1889 in Ravensburg , † January 20, 1970 ) was a German engineer and National Socialist local politician. From 1932 to 1945 he was Lord Mayor of the Upper Swabian city of Ravensburg.
Life
Rudolf Walzer, a Catholic by birth in Ravensburg, was a soldier in the First World War. The engineer and mechanical engineering entrepreneur was a representative of the medium-sized citizens' association in Ravensburg. From 1928 he was a member of the local council.
After a previous defamation campaign with allegations of constructed misconduct in office against the incumbent Lord Mayor Hans Mantz , Walzer won with a narrow election result on February 14, 1932 (48.2% to 46.4% of the votes cast). The Völkischer Beobachter commented on the outcome of the election: “ In a joint front with our party comrades, the SA and SS victoriously defeated the center and Marxists in open battle. Instead of a bigwig, a front-line soldier who sacrificed his bones in the World War is now at the wheel of the city. “On May 3, 1932 Mantz handed over the official business. In the history of the Nazi era in Ravensburg, his predecessor Mantz was dubbed the “ first victim of National Socialism in Upper Swabia ”.
With the Enabling Act of March 23, 1933, the mayor was no longer exchanged. Rudolf Walzer kept the office of Lord Mayor. He was considered a "loyal party member of the NSDAP".
His brother was the curator at the Württemberg State Museum Albert Walzer . He was also related to Raphael Walzer OSB , the Archabbot of Beuron.
literature
- Peter Eitel : Rudolf Walzer, Mayor in the Third Reich , in: Peter Eitel (Hrsg.): Ravensburg in the Third Reich. 2nd unchanged edition. Oberschwäbische Verlagsanstalt, Ravensburg 1998. pp. 87-100.
Web links
- Works by and about Rudolf Walzer in the German Digital Library
- Entry by Rudolf Walzer in the online database of the Baden-Württemberg State Bibliography
- State Archives Sigmaringen , denazification documents Rudolf Walzer No. 2684/239 (with digital copies) in the inventory Wü 13 T 2 (State Commissioner for Political Cleansing) .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Fritz Mayrhofer: "City and National Socialism", 2008
- ↑ a b Uwe Kraus: "From the center stronghold to the Nazi community, rise and seizure of power by the National Socialists in Ravensburg between 1928 and 1935"
- ↑ Schwäbische Zeitung: "OB Mantz: Tragische Gestalt der Stadtgeschichte", November 6, 1999
- ^ Veit Feger: "Memorial sheet for the Ehinger Hans Mantz", Schwäbische Zeitung, August 18, 1992
- ^ Sibylle Emmrich, Dorothee Breucker, Peter Eitel: "End of the war and a new beginning: 1945-1995: the year 1945 in Ravensburg"
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Hans Mantz |
Lord Mayor of Ravensburg 1932–1945 |
Ludwig Steimle |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Waltz, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German engineer, National Socialist Lord Mayor of Ravensburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ravensburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th January 1970 |