Andreas Bolek
Andreas Bolek | |
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Police President of Magdeburg | |
In office 7 November 1938 – 5 May 1945 | |
Gauleiter of Upper Austria | |
In office June 1927 – 25 July 1934 | |
Preceded by | Alfred Proksch |
Deputy Gauleiter of Upper Austria | |
In office 29 August 1926 – June 1927 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Additional positions | |
1934–1945 | Honorary Gauleiter |
1936–1945 | Reichstag Deputy |
Personal details | |
Born | Deutsche Nationalsozialistische Arbeiterpartei , (DNSAP) | 3 May 1894
Occupation | Businessman |
Civilian awards | Golden Party Badge |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Austria-Hungary Nazi Germany |
Branch/service | Austro-Hungarian Army Schutzstaffel |
Years of service | 1914-1918 1937-1945 |
Rank | Leutnant Brigadeführer |
Unit | 30th Infantry Regiment |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Military awards | War Merit Cross |
Andreas Bolek (3 May 1894 – 5 May 1945) was an
Early life
The son of a teacher, Bolek was born at Weinbergen (today,
Political career in Austria
Also in 1923, Bolek joined the
Career in Nazi Germany
Bolek continued his Party activities in Passau and also in Munich where he was assigned to the Nazi Party's department that managed the Austrian Landesleitung (state leadership). He was involved in orchestrating cross-border violence and, as a result, the Austrian government revoked his citizenship in August 1933.[4] After the failed July Putsch against the Dollfuß government in 1934, the Party in Austria was driven further underground, and its Gau organizations were effectively dismantled as Hitler began a policy of more outward accommodation with Austria.[5] Bolek effectively was removed as Gauleiter of Upper Austria on 25 July. However, he was granted the title of Honorary Gauleiter. He also became a naturalized German citizen on 1 August 1935.[6] On 29 March 1936, Bolek was elected as a Reichstag deputy for constituency 33 (Hesse).[7]
On 9 November 1937, Bolek joined the SS (SS number 289,210) with the rank of SS-Brigadeführer and was assigned to the staff of the Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler.[8] On 1 December 1937, he was made the administrator of the Magdeburg police department and was named Police President on 7 November 1938. On 5 December 1938, his SS posting was changed to the SD Main Office, the Nazi Party intelligence service that became part of the Reich Security Main Office run by SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich. On 24 January 1939, Bolek was appointed as an honorary judge at the People's Court for a term of five years. He was granted the additional title of Generalmajor of police on 8 February 1944, and also was awarded the War Merit Cross that year.[2]
Bolek remained at his post in Magdeburg throughout the
References
- ^ Höffkes 1986, p. 32.
- ^ a b c Höffkes 1986, p. 33.
- ^ Land Oberösterreich, Geschichte und Geografie
- ^ Land Oberösterreich, Geschichte und Geografie
- ^ Pauley 1981, pp. 141, 143.
- ^ "Andreas Bolek (1894–1945)" (PDF). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Andreas Bolek entry in the Reichstag Database
- ^ Schiffer Publishing Ltd. 2000, p. 12.
- ^ Magdeburg Chronik: Magdeburg under National Socialism Retrieved 29 February 2024
Sources
- "Andreas Bolek (1894–1945)" (PDF).
- Höffkes, Karl (1986). Hitlers Politische Generale. Die Gauleiter des Dritten Reiches: ein biographisches Nachschlagewerk. Tübingen: Grabert-Verlag. ISBN 3-87847-163-7.
- Pauley, Bruce F. (1981). Hitler and the Forgotten Nazis: A History of Austrian National Socialism. The University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-807-84182-2.
- 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 Andreas Bolek in the Reichstag database
- Michael Jäger. "Magdeburger Chronik: Magdeburg under National Socialism".
Further reading
- Graf, Wolfgang (2012). Österreichische SS-Generäle: Himmlers verlässliche Vasallen. Klagenfurt/Ljubljana/Wien: Hermagoras-Verlag. ISBN 3-87847-163-7.
- Stockhorst, Erich (1985). 5000 Köpfe: Wer War Was im 3. Reich. Arndt. p. 69. ISBN 978-3-887-41116-9.