Peter Gemeinder
Peter Gemeinder | |
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Hesse-Nassau | |
| In office 14 September 1930 – 29 August 1931 | |
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| Born | 31 January 1891 Dillhausen , German Army (German Empire) Reichswehr |
| Years of service | 1911–1920 |
| Rank | Offiziersstellvertreter |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Iron Cross, 2nd Class |
Peter Gemeinder (31 January 1891 in Dillhausen – 29 August 1931 in Mainz) was a Gauleiter of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) and a member of the German Reichstag.
Early years
Gemeinder attended elementary school in
Nazi political career
On 26 May 1922, together with
On 2 June 1925, Gemeinder formally rejoined the Nazi Party, just over three months after the ban on it was lifted. In June 1926 he became the Nazi Party faction leader in the City Council. On 1 March 1927, Sprenger named him
On 9 January 1931, Gemeinder succeeded Friedrich Ringshausen becoming the second Gauleiter of Gau Hesse-Darmstadt, which comprised the People's State of Hesse. However his tenure was short, as on 29 August of the same year he died of a heart attack, after speaking at a Party rally in Mainz. He was denied burial in a Catholic cemetery, a move that sparked protests from the Party.[1] He was succeeded as Gauleiter by Karl Lenz.[3]
External websites
- Information about Peter Gemeinder in the Reichstag database
- Peter Gemeinder in Hessian Biography
References
- ^ a b Höffkes 1986, p. 82.
- ^ Miller & Schulz 2012, pp. 221–222.
- ^ a b c Miller & Schulz 2012, p. 222.
Sources
- Höffkes, Karl (1986). Hitlers Politische Generale. Die Gauleiter des Dritten Reiches: ein biographisches Nachschlagewerk. Tübingen: Grabert-Verlag. ISBN 3-87847-163-7.
- Miller, Michael D.; Schulz, Andreas (2012). Gauleiter: The Regional Leaders of the Nazi Party and Their Deputies, 1925-1945. Vol. I (Herbert Albrecht - H. Wilhelm Hüttmann). R. James Bender Publishing. ISBN 978-1-932970-21-0.
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