Wilhelm Grimm (Nazi politician)
Wilhelm Grimm | |
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Chairman of the Second Chamber, Investigation and Mediation Committee ( USCHLA) Later, Supreme Party Court | |
In office 1 June 1932 – 9 March 1939 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Reichsleiter | |
In office 2 June 1933 – 9 March 1939 | |
Gauleiter of Middle Franconia-West | |
In office 1 October 1928 – 1 March 1929 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Civil Servant | 31 December 1889
Military service | |
Allegiance | German Empire Nazi Germany |
Branch/service | Imperial German Army German Army |
Years of service | 1906–1919 1941–1943 |
Rank | Leutnant Hauptmann |
Unit | 14th Royal Bavarian Infantry Regiment |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Iron Cross, 2nd class |
Wilhelm Grimm (31 December 1889 – 21 July 1944) was a high-ranking member of the
Early years
After completing
When discharged, he worked in the
Nazi career
When the Nazi Party was re-established after being outlawed in the aftermath of the Beer Hall Putsch, Grimm rejoined on 27 February 1925. He was the Party's founding Ortsgruppenleiter (Local Group Leader) in Ansbach, and in 1926 advanced to Kreisleiter (County Leader). In May 1928 he was elected to the Bavarian Landtag, serving until 1933. From 1 October 1928 to 1 March 1929 he was the Gauleiter for Middle Franconia-West. However, when his Gau was merged with Streicher’s neighboring Gau (Nuremberg-Fürth) he became Deputy Gauleiter for Middle Franconia under Streicher.[3]
In February 1932, Grimm was made an Associate Judge of
Grimm joined the Schutzstaffel (SS) (membership number 199,823) on 18 October 1933 with the rank of SS-Oberführer. He was promoted to SS-Brigadeführer on 24 December and to SS-Gruppenführer on 27 January 1934.[2] He served on the staff of Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler from April 1936. Grimm retired from the Supreme Party Court on 9 March 1939.[6] Beginning in August 1941, he served in the German army on the Eastern Front as a battalion commander with the rank of Hauptmann before returning to Germany in 1943 due to illness. He resumed his duties in Himmler's office, working on issues related to the war economy.[7]
Death
According to documents released by
References
- ^ Wilhelm Grimm entry, p. 155 in Das Deutsche Führerlexikon 1934-1935
- ^ a b Miller & Schulz 2012, p. 390.
- ^ Miller & Schulz 2012, pp. 391–392.
- ^ Information about Wilhelm Grimm (Nazi politician) in the Reichstag database
- ^ Orlow 1969, p. 74.
- ISBN 3-486-49641-7, p. 379.
- ^ Miller & Schulz 2012, p. 393.
- ^ "Special Branch Investigation Report - Office of Military Government for Germany" (PDF). wilsoncenter.org. 13 August 1949.
Bibliography
- 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.
- Orlow, Dietrich (1969). The History of the Nazi Party: 1919–1933. University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-3183-4.