Wilhelm Friedrich Loeper
Wilhelm Friedrich Loeper | |
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Gauleiter of Gau Magdeburg-Anhalt | |
In office 1 April 1927 – 23 October 1935 | |
Preceded by | Gustav Hermann Schmischke |
Succeeded by | Joachim Albrecht Eggeling |
Reichsstatthalter of the Free State of Anhalt | |
In office 5 May 1933 – 23 October 1935 | |
Prime Minister | Alfred Freyberg |
Preceded by | Position created |
Succeeded by | Fritz Sauckel |
Reichsstatthalter of the Free State of Brunswick | |
In office 5 May 1933 – 23 October 1935 | |
Prime Minister | Dietrich Klagges |
Preceded by | Position created |
Succeeded by | Fritz Sauckel |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 October 1883 |
Died | 23 October 1935 | (aged 52)
Political party | Nazi Party |
Military service | |
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic |
Branch/service | Imperial German Army Reichswehr |
Years of service | 1903–1924 |
Rank | Hauptmann |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Awards | Iron Cross Mecklenburg-Schwerin Military Merit Cross Frederickscross Prussian Service Cross Wound Badge |
Wilhelm Friedrich Loeper (13 October 1883 – 23 October 1935) was a German
Military career
First, Loeper became an Officer Candidate (Fahnenjunker) in Pioneer Battalion 2 in Spandau and then completed training at the Neiße Military School. Already in 1904 he was made a leutnant, and after various other commands, eventually an oberleutnant in 1912. Then came his transfer to the Magdeburg Pioneer Battalion 4, where he took over command of a searchlight platoon.
After the
After the war ended, Loeper became leader of a
With the founding of the Reichswehr, Loeper became company chief of Pioneer Battalion 2. In 1923, he worked as an Instructor at the Pionierschule in Munich, and got to know Adolf Hitler. Loeper took part in the Beer Hall Putsch of 9 November 1923 and aimed at getting the Pionierschule to fall in and follow Hitler's orders. After the putsch failed, Loeper was discharged from the Reichswehr in 1924 for his participation.
Nazi career
Loeper joined the
In 1928, Loeper became a member of the Anhalt
After the Nazis' nationwide
On 23 October 1935, Loeper died of neck cancer. At the funeral, Hitler himself delivered the eulogy. His burial took place in the Napoleon Tower (Napoleonturm) in Mildensee near Dessau. Various honours flowed from the region. The Magdeburg borough of Ottersleben named a street Hauptmann-Loeper-Straße after him. After the Nazi régime fell, though, such honours quickly disappeared.
References
- ^ Miller & Schulz 2017, p. 236.
- ^ Miller & Schulz 2017, pp. 236–237.
- ^ Orlow 1969, pp. 273, 295.
- ^ Miller & Schulz 2017, p. 234.
Bibliography
- Gerald Christopeit, ISBN 3-933046-49-1.
- Miller, Michael D.; Schulz, Andreas (2017). Gauleiter: The Regional Leaders of the Nazi Party and Their Deputies, 1925-1945. Vol. II (Georg Joel - Dr. Bernhard Rust). R. James Bender Publishing. ISBN 978-1-932970-32-6.
- Orlow, Dietrich (1969). The History of the Nazi Party: 1919-1933. University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-3183-4.