Emil Stürtz
Emil Stürtz | |
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Province of Posen-West Prussia | |
In office 13 August 1936 – 30 September 1938 | |
Preceded by | Wilhelm Kube |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Deputy Gauleiter Gau Westphalia-South | |
In office 1 January 1931 – 7 August 1936 | |
Preceded by | Position created |
Succeeded by | Fritz Bracht (acting) |
Deputy Gauleiter Gau Westphalia | |
In office 1 October 1930 – 31 December 1930 | |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Erich Emil Arthur Hermann Stürtz 15 November 1893 Province of East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
Died | 31 December 1945 (official death date, disappeared 21 April 1945) Berlin, Nazi Germany |
Nationality | German |
Political party | Nazi Party |
Occupation | Locksmith Driver |
Military service | |
Allegiance | German Empire |
Branch/service | Imperial German Navy |
Years of service | 1914–1918 |
Rank | Seaman |
Unit | SMS Seydlitz U-Boat 128 |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Emil Stürtz (15 November 1892 – missing 21 April 1945) was a German Nazi Party official and politician who served as the Gauleiter in Brandenburg from 1936 to 1945.
Early life
Stürtz was born in
Nazi career
On 28 December 1925, Stürtz joined the
Stürtz next became Business Manager of Gau Westphalia in June 1930 and by September was elected to the national Reichstag for electoral district 18 (Westphalia-South). On 1 October of the same year, the party appointed him Deputy Gauleiter of Gau Westphalia. When the Gau was divided in two on 1 January 1931, he remained Deputy Gauleiter in Gau Westphalia-South.[3]
Upon the
In September 1936, Stürtz joined the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK) with the rank of Brigadeführer. He would be promoted to Gruppenführer on 30 January 1937 and Obergruppenführer on 30 January 1939.[1]
World War II and disappearance
At the outbreak of
After his widow searched for him unsuccessfully for ten years – even amongst the late repatriates (German: Spätheimkehrern) – Stürtz was officially declared dead on 24 August 1957 by the District Court of Düsseldorf, the city of his residence. The court fixed his date of death at 31 December 1945. It was assumed that he was captured by the Red Army and died in captivity.[1]
See also
- List of people who disappeared
References
- ^ a b c Miller & Schulz 2021, p. 417.
- ^ Höffkes 1986, p. 339.
- ^ Miller & Schulz 2021, pp. 417–418.
- ^ Miller & Schulz 2021, pp. 418–419.
- ^ Miller & Schulz 2021, p. 420.
Sources
- Höffkes, Karl (1986). Hitlers Politische Generale. Die Gauleiter des Dritten Reiches: ein biographisches Nachschlagewerk. Tübingen: Grabert-Verlag. ISBN 3-87847-163-7.
- Ernst Klee: Das Personenlexikon zum Dritten Reich. p. 513.
- Lilla Joachim (ed.): The NSDAP Gauleiter, Koblenz, 2003, p. 93 (materials from the Federal Archives, No. 13) ISBN 3-86509-020-6.
- Miller, Michael D.; Schulz, Andreas (2021). Gauleiter: The Regional Leaders of the Nazi Party and Their Deputies. Vol. 3. Fonthill Media. ISBN 978-1-781-55826-3.
- Erich Stockhorst : 5000 Heads - Who Was Who in the Third Reich. Arndt, Kiel 2000, ISBN 3-88741-116-1.
External website
Information about Emil Stürtz in the Reichstag database