Wilhelm Haenel

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Wilhelm Walter Ernst Haenel (born March 28, 1891 in Eberswalde ( Brandenburg ), † July 20, 1967 ) was a German engineer and during the Nazi era in a leading position involved in the "wild aryanizations " in the Salzkammergut .

Life

Haenel grew up in Berlin-Charlottenburg , did military service in World War I and graduated from the Schinkelsche Bauakademie in Berlin in 1923 with an engineering examination. He then worked for the municipal gas works in Charlottenburg. In 1924 he married the pianist Gabriela (called Ella) Pancera . In 1926 the couple moved to Bad Ischl , where the artist had lived. In 1927 he started producing liqueurs in Bad Ischl and also ran an agricultural business. After the death of his wife, who was 21 years older than him, in 1932, Haenel mainly worked as a room lessor.

From 1935 Haenel worked for the foreign organization of the NSDAP . On December 1, 1936 he became their full member. After the " Anschluss of Austria ", Henel appeared as the "Party representative" for the sale of Jewish properties in the Salzkammergut. In this role Haenel distinguished himself as an unscrupulous “Aryan” who used particularly efficient blackmailing methods when selling Jewish property. Haenel was one of the main people responsible for the "wild aryanizations" in the Salzkammergut.

After the end of World War II, Wilhelm Haenel was arrested by the American Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC). From 1945 to 1949 he was interned in various camps (Bad Ischl, Ludwigsburg, Moosburg, Dachau, Munich). The Dachau camp ruling chamber classified him in 1948 as "less polluted".

literature

  • Marie-Theres Arnbom : The villas of Bad Ischl. When houses tell stories. Vienna 2017, p. 164ff.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Nina Höllinger: The Löhner cause. Deprivation of property ("Aryanizations") on Jewish properties in Bad Ischl. Media booklet for DVD 12491 . Ed .: Federal Ministry for Education, Art and Culture. 2011, p. 5–10 ( online [PDF; accessed February 4, 2020] 11 pages). Nina Höllinger: The Löhner cause. The restitution of "aryanized" properties in Bad Ischl. Media booklet for DVD 12491 . Ed .: Federal Ministry for Education, Art and Culture. 2011, p.
     5 ( online [PDF; accessed on February 4, 2020] 10 pages).
personal data
SURNAME Haenel, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Haenel, Wilhelm Walter Ernst (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German engineer
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Eberswalde ( Brandenburg )
DATE OF DEATH 20th July 1967