Alfred Freyberg
Alfred Freyberg | |
|---|---|
Ministerpräsident Free State of Anhalt | |
| In office 21 May 1932 – 8 January 1940 | |
| Preceded by | Heinrich Deist |
| Succeeded by | Rudolf Jordan |
| Oberbürgermeister of Leipzig | |
| In office 21 August 1939 – 18 April 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Rudolf Haake (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Wilhelm Johannes Vierling |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bruno Erich Alfred Freyberg 12 July 1892 Harsleben, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 18 April 1945 (aged 52) Leipzig, Nazi Germany |
| Cause of death | Suicide by cyanide poisoning |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Nazi Party |
| Spouse | Magdalena Schwannecke (1896–1945) |
| Children | Wilhelm Friedrich (1923–1944) Barbara (1925–1945) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Civilian awards | Golden Party Badge |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Nazi Germany |
| Branch/service | Imperial German Army Schutzstaffel |
| Years of service | 1914–1917 1933–1945 |
| Rank | Leutnant SS-Gruppenführer |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Military awards | Iron Cross, 2nd class |
Alfred Freyberg (12 July 1892 – 18 April 1945) was a German lawyer,
Early life
Freyberg was born the son of a farmer in
Freyberg then returned to his studies and in 1918 passed the preliminary state law exam in Naumburg. Between 1918 and 1922 he worked as a Referendar (legal apprentice) in Wernigerode, Halberstadt and Naumburg and passed the final state law examination in Berlin in 1922. From 1923 he worked as a court assessor, first in the Reich tax administration office in Berlin, then transferring to the tax office in Halberstadt, the tax court in Magdeburg and the tax office in Quedlinburg. On 1 August 1924 he was appointed a Regierungsrat (Government Counselor).[1]
Nazi Party career
Freyberg joined the Nazi Party in Quedlinburg on 27 May 1925 (membership number 5,880) and founded the Ortsgruppe (Local Group) there, which he led until 1927 as
On 22 November 1933, Freyberg joined the
Death
On 18 April 1945, one day before elements of the
| SS ranks[9] | |
|---|---|
| Date | Rank |
| 22 November 1933 | SS-Obersturmbannführer |
| 20 April 1934 | SS-Standartenführer |
| 1 January 1935 | SS-Oberführer |
| 19 November 1936 | SS-Brigadeführer |
| 12 July 1942 | SS-Gruppenführer |
See also
References
- ^ a b c Peschel, Andreas. "Alfred Freyberg". Saxon Biography (in German). Archived from the original on May 6, 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ a b Schiffer Publishing Ltd. 2000, p. 12.
- ^ Klee 2007, p. 164.
- ^ "Der Freistaat Anhalt Die Landesregierungen 1918–1933". Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Datenbank der deutschen Parlamentsabgeordneten". Alfred Freyberg entry in the Reichstag Members Database. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ Miller & Schulz 2017, p. 20.
- ^ Gibas, Monika; Briel, Cornelia; Knöller, Petra; Held, Steffen. "Aryanization" in Leipzig. Driven out. Robbed. Murdered". p. 18. Archived from the original on May 4, 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "2 Leipzig Leaders, Families End Their Lives at Rathaus". New York Times. 19 April 1945. p. 1.
- ^ SS Seniority List, 1 December 1937, pp.14-15, #92 Retrieved 28 April 2023.
Sources
- Klee, Ernst (2007). Das Personenlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945. Frankfurt-am-Main: Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-596-16048-8.
- Miller, Michael D.; Schulz, Andreas (2017). Gauleiter: The Regional Leaders of the Nazi Party and Their Deputies, 1925–1945. Vol. 2 (Georg Joel – Dr. Bernhard Rust). R. James Bender Publishing. ISBN 978-1-932-97032-6.
- Peschel, Andreas: Alfred Freyberg in Institute for Saxon History and Folklore: Saxon Biography
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd., ed. (2000). SS Officers List: SS-Standartenführer to SS-Oberstgruppenführer (As of 30 January 1942). Schiffer Military History Publishing. ISBN 0-7643-1061-5.
External links
- Information about Alfred Freyberg in the Reichstag database