387:
22:
695:
133:
805:, to incorporate Swabia into his jurisdiction. Unlike Wagner, who was a personal friend of Hitler, Wahl wielded no real influence with the party leadership. However, Wahl strenuously opposed this power grab and demanded that the plan receive Hitler’s countersignature. When confronted, Hitler agreed to allow Wahl to continue in office. Wahl was the only one of the Bavarian
1040:. After receiving permission from the denazification authorities, he wrote his autobiography in 1952 and 1953, which was published in Augsburg in 1954. In his book he stated his continuing admiration for Hitler but also his suspicion that Hitler may have realised himself by mid-1944 that Germany had lost the war. Wahl's autobiography was the first of any
913:
factory, voicing his belief in Hitler and his mission from God to punish all people and countries which have strayed from the path of decency. He denounced the leaders of many of the countries
Germany had defeated as cowards, due to the fact that they fled to England and elsewhere rather than stayed
1111:
describes him as "one of the less extreme of the
Gauleiter" who in spite of his seniority (via early party membership) "did not stand high in the esteem of Hitler and Bormann" and contrasts Wahl's relative apathy towards the regime's exhortations to fight to the last man with the well-documented
1029:
and finally released from confinement on 23 September 1949. The majority of his personal funds were later restored to him, losing only 10%. Originally placed in
Category I (Major Offender) on appeal he was downgraded to Category II (Activist) which explains the refund of part of his funds.
995:, Wahl did not flee or commit suicide. Instead, he remained in his capital city and made no effort to prevent the handover of Augsburg to the Allies on 28 April 1945, knowing full well that the city could not be defended. He was arrested by the occupying troops on 10 May 1945.
1120:-like suicide attacks with bomb-laden aircraft on US supply bridges over the Rhine. Kershaw posits that Wahl could have made such a suggestion as a means of affirming loyalty to the regime in its final months, when reprisals against defeatist sentiment were at their height.
905:
VII. Wahl noticed that the excitement within the German population for another war was very limited. Compared to the patriotism he encountered and felt himself in 1914, he now mostly felt people were resigned and stunned in the face of another conflict.
669:, another right-wing group closely aligned with the Nazis. When the ban on the Nazi Party was lifted, Wahl immediately rejoined it on 26 February 1925 (membership number 9,803). He became the leader of the SA
782:(District President) of Swabia on 10 April 1934 (made permanent on 1 July 1934). He thus united under his control the highest party and governmental offices in his jurisdiction. He was made a member of the
1085:
Wahl's own statement after the war was that "nobody could be found in Swabia who had personally been harmed by him", but makes no reference to the last 500 Jewish citizens of
Augsburg, who disappeared in
2107:
1866:
970:
the statement that "the German people did not have the inner strength they were perceived to have" and therefore were losing the war. Wahl attributed this harsh statement to the stress the
943:
to the Gau level, Wahl was named Reich
Defense Commissioner for Gau Swabia. In an effort to shore up the defenses of Swabia, on 17 July 1943 Wahl announced his intention to form the
966:
Wahl met Hitler for the last time on 25 February 1945 in Berlin. Wahl was well aware then that the war was lost. Hitler issued on this occasion in front of a large number of
748:
was directly appointed by Hitler and only answerable to him. In practice, Hitler interfered little in the affairs of the local leaders and their power was almost absolute.
2092:
1318:
1076:, returning on front leave to Swabia, who told him of the extermination of Jewish people in Eastern Europe. Wahl further says, he contacted a personal friend at the
2077:
2072:
1792:
921:(Front and Homefront) intended for soldiers from Swabia. He visited Swabian troops in France and also spent six weeks with a Swabian mountain division (German:
1082:
to enquire whether there was any substance to the rumour and was told it was a lie. He was asked to disclose the names of the soldiers who had approached him.
864:
2067:
1826:
2117:
2112:
2047:
519:
in 1945. After the war, Wahl spent 3½ years in jail before being released in 1949. In 1954, he became the first former
Gauleiter to publish his
2042:
1021:
proceedings and was sentenced on 17 December 1948 to 3½ years in prison and forfeiture of all personal funds. Credited with the 40 months of
1054:
His grave in
Augsburg-Göggingen, where he is buried together with his wife, carries the message: "Do not tire of doing good deeds" (German:
1527:
2102:
873:
and Hitler himself complimented Wahl in 1937, saying "Wahl, your auxiliary bishop is the most sympathetic priest that I have ever met".
599:
fragments to the knee on 12 October 1914, being hospitalized until March 1915. Returning to front line duty with the 6th Royal
Bavarian
681:(Local Group Leader) in Augsburg, a post he would retain until 30 September 1929. By 1926, he had advanced to also take on the post of
895:
On 17 February 1939, Wahl was placed in charge of all municipal construction measures in
Augsburg. Shortly after the launching of the
605:
Field
Artillery Regiment in July, he was again hospitalized with grenade and bullet wounds from May to July 1917. He was promoted to
1693:
1238:
1721:
1694:
Schulchronik: »Spurensuche«. Die jüdischen Schülerinnen und die Zeit des Nationalsozialismus an der Maria-Theresia-Schule Augsburg
1618:
1991:
1206:
1731:
2052:
947:(Homeland Defense Troop). He had not sought the approval of the Party or SS hierarchy, and the idea was immediately quashed by
776:-Swabia. He would retain this seat until the end of the Nazi regime. Additionally, Wahl was appointed to the office of Acting
1819:
1568:
1347:
1340:
Gauleiter: The Regional Leaders of the Nazi Party and Their Deputies, 1925-1945, Volume 3 (Fritz Sauckel – Hans Zimmermann)
1563:
Max Williams, SS Elite: The Senior Leaders of Hitler’s Praetorian Guard, Volume 3 (R-W), Fonthill Media LLC, 2017, p. 310
1471:
86:
2057:
1047:
He later worked as the library director of the Messerschmitt factory from 1958 to 1968, thanks to his friendship with
1004:
58:
2032:
1306:
105:
1737:
2087:
1812:
1754:
976:
was in and perceived him to be mortally ill. Nevertheless, he could not understand why Hitler continued the war.
2082:
852:, enjoyed good relations with the church, something not appreciated within the higher party ranks, especially by
584:
65:
917:
During the war, Wahl displayed great concern for troops from his Gau. He founded and published a magazine named
43:
1766:
1705:
1551:
2097:
1393:
759:, the workers' movement and the political opposition. The newspaper, under his leadership, also called for a
511:
1003:
Wahl was subsequently held in 13 different internment camps and prisons over the next few years, including
932:
72:
1499:
2037:
2062:
1475:
987:
of neighboring Gau Munich-Upper Bavaria who now was also placed in charge of Swabia and three Austrian
936:
39:
54:
1078:
914:
or died with their people and soldiers. A short recording of part of this speech has been preserved.
545:
287:
1978:
1646:
1603:
1591:
1459:
1435:
1408:
1377:
1228:
1159:
1087:
802:
768:
218:
623:, until being discharged in November 1921. Settling in Augsburg, he completed his education at a
1763:- voice recording of Karl Wahl's speech at the Messerschmitt factory in 1941 - length: 70 seconds
892:
but could only be reached overland from Swabia. Both were returned to Austria in September 1945.
32:
1487:
666:
347:
1025:
in captivity from April 1945 to September 1948, he was subsequently hospitalized for a time in
783:
734:
in January 1933, the position became much more an administrative one and by 1934, the Bavarian
537:
1132:
of Swabia, Wahl also held the following offices and memberships within the Nazi organisation:
991:
as “Reich Defense Commissioner South.” In the last days of the war, unlike many of his fellow
778:
193:
963:
forces, ironically, a home defense force similar to what he had proposed the previous year.
828:(Senior District-South) in Munich until 1 April 1936 when he was reassigned to the staff of
570:
in 1910, signing on as a volunteer for two years. He was assigned to the 2nd Royal Bavarian
2022:
2017:
1856:
1772:
Pictures of places in Augsburg associated with the Nazis and Karl Wahl, including his grave
1760:
1512:
Presselenkung im Dritten Reich - Die propagandistische Vorbereitung des Ăśberfalls auf Polen
402:
1150:
953:
8:
2027:
1066:
In his book, Wahl claimed, like many Germans and even Nazis, not to have known about the
1048:
572:
437:
1996:
1968:
1919:
1615:
1515:
1276:"... es ist das deutsche Herz", Erlebnisse und Erkenntnisse eines ehemaligen Gauleiters
1218:
740:
558:
79:
1664:
1389:
1244:
830:
619:
at the end of the war, he returned to Germany and remained in the military, posted in
1847:
1564:
1343:
1302:
1287:
677:
1939:
1295:
Patrioten oder Verbrecher – Aus Liebe zu Deutschland: 17 Jahre als Hitlers Gauleiter
979:
With the worsening war situation in April 1945, Wahl was subordinated militarily to
716:. Wahl was the only holder of this position, staying in office until the end of the
1934:
1914:
1793:
Biografien der Zeitgeschichte > Gauleiter und Reichsstatthalter - Kurzbiografien
1784:
1490:
book review, author: Georg Denzler, publisher: Pendo Verlag, accessed: 29 June 2008
1008:
896:
861:
834:
717:
688:
662:
1899:
1511:
820:
793:, and Wahl had to fend off an attempt in June 1934 by his more powerful neighbor,
751:
Wahl established the first Nazi-owned newspaper in Augsburg in February 1931, the
1622:
730:
654:
625:
592:
580:
445:
923:
1880:
1251:
1018:
881:
857:
849:
634:
1929:
2011:
1959:
1909:
1299:
Patriot or criminal - for the love of Germany: 17 years as Hitler's Gauleiter
1092:
910:
773:
683:
630:
607:
567:
563:
520:
421:
392:
291:
1267:
Wahl published an autobiography in Augsburg in 1954, being the first former
1116:. Kershaw points out, however, that Wahl did advocate to Bormann the use of
957:
on 1 August 1944, and on 25 September 1944 he became the leader of Swabia's
1973:
1944:
1904:
1875:
980:
794:
703:
516:
315:
1804:
1775:
1280:"...it's the German heart", experiences and insights of a former Gauleiter
556:
examinations in 1910. Upon finishing his schooling, he wished to join the
552:
and vocational school in Aalen, training as a hairdresser and passing his
1924:
1747:
1672:
1474:
google book review, page 230, author: Richard Steigmann-Gall, publisher:
1108:
1022:
869:
549:
468:
744:
of Bavaria as the leading administrative authorities in the state. The
1200:
1194:
959:
845:
713:
650:
638:
612:
553:
506:
478:
335:
150:
1890:
1097:
1072:
1067:
901:
708:
671:
616:
501:
145:
972:
21:
1117:
1037:
1026:
899:, Wahl on 22 September 1939 was named to the Defense Committee for
877:
620:
601:
453:
357:
307:
675:
in Augsburg in September of that year. In October he was made the
2108:
German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
1839:
1361:
1359:
1168:
1034:
928:
889:
853:
760:
596:
562:
but his father would not allow him to. Instead, Wahl entered the
361:
325:
311:
239:
1606:(in German) Historisches Lexikon Bayerns, accessed: 25 June 2008
1594:(in German) Historisches Lexikon Bayerns, accessed: 25 June 2008
1573:
1488:
A Question of Resistance: The Catholic Church in the Third Reich
1462:(in German) Historisches Lexikon Bayerns, accessed: 25 June 2008
1438:(in German) Historisches Lexikon Bayerns, accessed: 25 June 2008
1380:(in German) Historisches Lexikon Bayerns, accessed: 28 June 2008
611:
for bravery in the face of the enemy and was decorated with the
1604:
Gauleiter - Die bayrischen Gauleiter vor dem Zusammenbruch 1945
198:
1441:
1356:
691:, the state parliament, a seat he held until 14 October 1933.
1419:
1417:
1175:
541:
283:
1472:
The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945
1163:
for Upper Bavaria-Swabia from 12 November 1933 to 8 May 1945
935:
in 1941. On 16 November 1942, when the jurisdiction for the
694:
1835:
1628:
1533:
756:
687:(District Leader). On 20 May 1928, Wahl was elected to the
497:
132:
1502:(in German) Kleinwalsertal website, accessed: 28 June 2008
1414:
661:) in 1921. When the Party was banned in the wake of the
1181:
814:
576:
Battalion, and later transferred to the medical corps.
1070:. He states that he was approached by soldiers of the
876:
On 12 July 1938, Wahl presided over the annexation of
633:, working as an assistant to the director of the city
118:
German Nazi, Gauleiter of Swabia, SS-ObergruppenfĂĽhrer
1436:
Gau (NSDAP) - Kontinuität der Gaugliederung nach 1933
496:(24 September 1892 – 18 February 1981) was the
909:
In May 1941, he gave a rather telling speech at the
637:
until 1927. He then became a legal assistant to the
867:(1874-1951) of Augsburg throughout the time of the
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
1554:(in German - with pictures) accessed: 28 June 2008
1404:
1402:
2093:20th-century German newspaper publishers (people)
2009:
1755:Nazi-Ideologie im Original-Ton: FĂĽhrer und Masse
1061:
536:Karl Wahl was born as the thirteenth child of a
1399:
888:. Both communities had previously been part of
2078:Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class
2073:Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st class
1592:Gauleiter - Die bayrischen Gauleiter nach 1942
1460:Gauleiter - Die bayrischen Gauleiter nach 1933
1145:(Defence commissioner) of Swabia, 1942 to 1945
1017:of Swabia for almost 17 years, Wahl underwent
1820:
860:. He nevertheless held a close friendship to
766:On 12 November 1933, Wahl was elected to the
728:was purely a Party office, but with the Nazi
1634:
1579:
1539:
1447:
1423:
1365:
1338:Miller, Michael D.; Schulz, Andreas (2021).
1337:
1033:After release from confinement, he became a
738:had supplanted the still existing office of
1834:
1647:Texte zum Gauleiter von Schwaben, Karl Wahl
824:on 9 September 1934 and was assigned to SS-
755:, which engaged in hate propaganda against
591:(combat medic) with the 5th Royal Bavarian
1827:
1813:
1659:
1657:
1655:
1625:The Avalon Project, accessed: 28 June 2008
1528:BR-Online - Nazi-Ideologie im Original-Ton
1139:(Head of Government) of Swabia, since 1934
1123:
724:were abolished. Originally, the office of
131:
1286:He also later published a second book in
106:Learn how and when to remove this message
1409:Ă„uĂźerungen gegen Hitler und deren Folgen
1112:fanaticism and cruelty of several other
693:
595:Regiment and was seriously wounded with
515:inception in 1928 until the collapse of
1798:Short biographies of the Nazi Gauleiter
1745:Book review of Wahl's autobiography by
1652:
1301:), publisher: Orion-Heimreiter-Verlag,
1207:Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
809:not to have graduated from university.
763:of Jewish businesses as early as 1931.
615:, 1st and 2nd class. Hospitalized with
2068:People from the Kingdom of WĂĽrttemberg
2010:
1239:Sword of honour of the ReichsfĂĽhrer-SS
253:20 May 1928 – 14 October 1933
232:12 November 1933 – 8 May 1945
2043:Members of the Academy for German Law
1808:
1616:Nuremberg Trial Proceedings Volume 42
1514:(in German) Historic seminar of the
1342:. Fonthill Media. pp. 606–607.
644:
163:1 October 1928 – 8 May 1945
44:adding citations to reliable sources
15:
1649:(in German), accessed: 28 June 2008
211:10 April 1934 – 8 May 1945
13:
2118:Members of the Reichstag 1938–1945
2113:Members of the Reichstag 1936–1938
2103:Prisoners and detainees of Germany
2048:Members of the Reichstag 1933–1936
1708:(in German) accessed: 28 June 2008
1530:(in German) accessed: 28 June 2008
1411:(in German) accessed: 28 June 2008
14:
2129:
1715:
1667:[It's the German heart].
1056:Werdet nicht mĂĽde das Gute zu tun
1007:and appeared as a witness at the
951:Himmler. Wahl was promoted to SS-
1262:
998:
772:from electoral constituency 24,
720:in Europe in May 1945, when the
698:Vehicle insignia for a Gauleiter
385:
20:
1699:
1687:
1640:
1609:
1597:
1585:
1557:
1545:
1521:
1505:
1493:
1481:
1465:
1396:website, accessed: 25 June 2008
1172:20 May 1928 to 12 November 1933
1051:, established in the Nazi era.
753:Neuen National-Zeitung Augsburg
31:needs additional citations for
1728:- Historisches Lexikon Bayerns
1453:
1429:
1383:
1371:
1331:
1188:
789:Swabia was a relatively small
1:
2053:Military personnel of Bavaria
1394:Deutsches Historisches Museum
1324:
1062:Nazi crimes and the Holocaust
818:with the rank of honorary SS-
531:
1992:List of Gaue of Nazi Germany
1143:Reichsverteidigungskommissar
7:
1732:Information about Karl Wahl
1312:
1184:-membership number: 228,017
1090:in the years following the
937:Reich Defense Commissioners
10:
2134:
1776:List of Gaue and Gauleiter
1665:"Es ist das deutsche Herz"
1552:Alternativer Stadtrundgang
1476:Cambridge University Press
2058:Nazis convicted of crimes
1987:
1958:
1889:
1865:
1846:
1734:in the Reichstag database
1319:List SS-ObergruppenfĂĽhrer
1178:-membership number: 9,803
1079:Reichssicherheitshauptamt
487:
474:
464:
428:
416:
408:
398:
380:
375:
367:
353:
341:
331:
321:
297:
266:
261:
257:
246:
236:
225:
215:
204:
191:
179:
167:
156:
143:
139:
130:
123:
2033:German newspaper editors
1979:Ernst-Heinrich Schmauser
1739:Es ist das deutsche Herz
1722:Picture of Karl Wahl in
1635:Miller & Schulz 2021
1580:Miller & Schulz 2021
1540:Miller & Schulz 2021
1518:, accessed: 28 June 2008
1478:, accessed: 28 June 2008
1448:Miller & Schulz 2021
1424:Miller & Schulz 2021
1366:Miller & Schulz 2021
1271:to do so after the war:
1233:NSDAP-Dienstauszeichnung
1229:NSDAP Long Service Award
1223:Goldenes Parteiabzeichen
1154:, promoted 1 August 1944
1088:Nazi concentration camps
803:Gau Munich-Upper Bavaria
641:of the city until 1933.
457:Field Artillery Regiment
197:(Head of government) of
2088:Sturmabteilung officers
1500:Jahrhundert – Rückblick
1166:Member of the Bavarian
1124:Offices and memberships
548:, in 1892. He attended
526:
483:1st class and 2nd class
237:Member of the Bavarian
784:Academy for German Law
699:
649:Wahl first joined the
546:Kingdom of WĂĽrttemberg
371:Soldier (Combat Medic)
288:Kingdom of WĂĽrttemberg
1157:Member of the German
939:was changed from the
786:on 9 September 1935.
697:
409:Years of service
216:Member of the German
2098:Volkssturm personnel
2083:SS-ObergruppenfĂĽhrer
1857:Franz Ritter von Epp
1767:Augsburg sightseeing
1761:Bayerischer Rundfunk
1706:Augsburg sightseeing
1582:, pp. 606, 612.
1256:Totenkopfring der SS
1096:, when the Augsburg
667:Völkisch-Social Bloc
403:Imperial German Army
348:Völkisch-Social Bloc
40:improve this article
1867:Minister-presidents
1450:, pp. 608–609.
1368:, pp. 607–608.
1137:Regierungspräsident
1049:Willy Messerschmitt
779:Regierungspräsident
702:On 1 October 1928,
579:Wahl served in the
451:6th Royal Bavarian
444:5th Royal Bavarian
435:2nd Royal Bavarian
194:Regierungspräsident
2038:German Protestants
1997:List of Gauleiters
1969:Karl von Eberstein
1962:leaders of Bavaria
1920:Ludwig Ruckdeschel
1785:Die Gaue der NSDAP
1751:, 22 December 1954
1675:. 22 December 1954
1621:2008-06-04 at the
1516:University of Bonn
1219:Golden Party Badge
1203:of 1914, 2nd class
1197:of 1914, 1st class
945:Heimatschutztruppe
865:Franz Xaver Eberle
741:Minister President
700:
665:, Wahl joined the
559:Kaiserliche Marine
186:Position abolished
2063:People from Aalen
2005:
2004:
1848:Reichsstatthalter
1781:- Shoa.de website
1569:978-1-78155-638-2
1349:978-1-781-55826-3
1288:Offenbach am Main
1151:ObergruppenfĂĽhrer
1128:Apart from being
1044:to be published.
954:ObergruppenfĂĽhrer
848:but married to a
844:, Wahl, raised a
826:Oberabschnitt-SĂĽd
678:Ortsgruppenleiter
645:Nazi Party career
491:
490:
281:24 September 1892
271:Mathäus Karl Wahl
116:
115:
108:
90:
2125:
1935:Julius Streicher
1829:
1822:
1815:
1806:
1805:
1797:
1789:
1780:
1771:
1759:
1744:
1709:
1703:
1697:
1691:
1685:
1684:
1682:
1680:
1661:
1650:
1644:
1638:
1632:
1626:
1613:
1607:
1601:
1595:
1589:
1583:
1577:
1571:
1561:
1555:
1549:
1543:
1537:
1531:
1525:
1519:
1509:
1503:
1497:
1491:
1485:
1479:
1469:
1463:
1457:
1451:
1445:
1439:
1433:
1427:
1421:
1412:
1406:
1397:
1387:
1381:
1375:
1369:
1363:
1354:
1353:
1335:
1245:ReichsfĂĽhrers SS
1009:Nuremberg trials
919:Front und Heimat
897:Second World War
862:Auxiliary Bishop
835:Heinrich Himmler
812:Wahl joined the
718:Second World War
689:Bavarian Landtag
663:Beer Hall Putsch
629:and entered the
391:
389:
388:
376:Military service
304:
301:18 February 1981
280:
278:
262:Personal details
251:
230:
209:
182:
174:Position created
170:
161:
135:
121:
120:
111:
104:
100:
97:
91:
89:
48:
24:
16:
2133:
2132:
2128:
2127:
2126:
2124:
2123:
2122:
2008:
2007:
2006:
2001:
1983:
1954:
1885:
1861:
1842:
1833:
1802:
1795:
1787:
1778:
1769:
1757:
1742:
1718:
1713:
1712:
1704:
1700:
1692:
1688:
1678:
1676:
1663:
1662:
1653:
1645:
1641:
1633:
1629:
1623:Wayback Machine
1614:
1610:
1602:
1598:
1590:
1586:
1578:
1574:
1562:
1558:
1550:
1546:
1538:
1534:
1526:
1522:
1510:
1506:
1498:
1494:
1486:
1482:
1470:
1466:
1458:
1454:
1446:
1442:
1434:
1430:
1422:
1415:
1407:
1400:
1388:
1384:
1376:
1372:
1364:
1357:
1350:
1336:
1332:
1327:
1315:
1265:
1243:Ehrendegen des
1191:
1126:
1100:was destroyed.
1064:
1001:
949:Reichsfuhrer-SS
840:In his time as
831:ReichsfĂĽhrer-SS
731:Machtergreifung
706:appointed Wahl
647:
626:Volkshochschule
593:Field Artillery
581:First World War
534:
529:
482:
460:
446:Field Artillery
386:
384:
343:
342:Other political
332:Political party
306:
302:
282:
276:
274:
273:
272:
252:
247:
231:
226:
210:
205:
180:
168:
162:
157:
126:
119:
112:
101:
95:
92:
49:
47:
37:
25:
12:
11:
5:
2131:
2121:
2120:
2115:
2110:
2105:
2100:
2095:
2090:
2085:
2080:
2075:
2070:
2065:
2060:
2055:
2050:
2045:
2040:
2035:
2030:
2025:
2020:
2003:
2002:
2000:
1999:
1994:
1988:
1985:
1984:
1982:
1981:
1976:
1971:
1965:
1963:
1956:
1955:
1953:
1952:
1947:
1942:
1940:Fritz Wächtler
1937:
1932:
1927:
1922:
1917:
1912:
1907:
1902:
1896:
1894:
1887:
1886:
1884:
1883:
1881:Ludwig Siebert
1878:
1872:
1870:
1863:
1862:
1860:
1859:
1853:
1851:
1844:
1843:
1832:
1831:
1824:
1817:
1809:
1800:
1799:
1790:
1782:
1773:
1764:
1752:
1735:
1729:
1717:
1716:External links
1714:
1711:
1710:
1698:
1686:
1651:
1639:
1637:, p. 613.
1627:
1608:
1596:
1584:
1572:
1556:
1544:
1542:, p. 611.
1532:
1520:
1504:
1492:
1480:
1464:
1452:
1440:
1428:
1426:, p. 610.
1413:
1398:
1382:
1370:
1355:
1348:
1329:
1328:
1326:
1323:
1322:
1321:
1314:
1311:
1310:
1309:
1284:
1283:
1264:
1261:
1260:
1259:
1252:SS Honour Ring
1249:
1236:
1226:
1216:
1209:
1204:
1198:
1190:
1187:
1186:
1185:
1179:
1173:
1164:
1155:
1146:
1140:
1125:
1122:
1063:
1060:
1019:denazification
1000:
997:
931:region on the
882:Kleinwalsertal
850:Roman Catholic
659:Storm troopers
646:
643:
635:slaughterhouse
544:, then in the
533:
530:
528:
525:
489:
488:
485:
484:
476:
472:
471:
466:
462:
461:
459:
458:
449:
442:
432:
430:
426:
425:
418:
414:
413:
410:
406:
405:
400:
399:Branch/service
396:
395:
382:
378:
377:
373:
372:
369:
365:
364:
355:
351:
350:
345:
339:
338:
333:
329:
328:
323:
319:
318:
305:(aged 88)
299:
295:
294:
270:
268:
264:
263:
259:
258:
255:
254:
244:
243:
234:
233:
223:
222:
213:
212:
202:
201:
189:
188:
183:
177:
176:
171:
165:
164:
154:
153:
141:
140:
137:
136:
128:
127:
124:
117:
114:
113:
28:
26:
19:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2130:
2119:
2116:
2114:
2111:
2109:
2106:
2104:
2101:
2099:
2096:
2094:
2091:
2089:
2086:
2084:
2081:
2079:
2076:
2074:
2071:
2069:
2066:
2064:
2061:
2059:
2056:
2054:
2051:
2049:
2046:
2044:
2041:
2039:
2036:
2034:
2031:
2029:
2026:
2024:
2021:
2019:
2016:
2015:
2013:
1998:
1995:
1993:
1990:
1989:
1986:
1980:
1977:
1975:
1972:
1970:
1967:
1966:
1964:
1961:
1957:
1951:
1948:
1946:
1943:
1941:
1938:
1936:
1933:
1931:
1928:
1926:
1923:
1921:
1918:
1916:
1913:
1911:
1910:Otto Hellmuth
1908:
1906:
1903:
1901:
1900:Josef BĂĽrckel
1898:
1897:
1895:
1892:
1888:
1882:
1879:
1877:
1874:
1873:
1871:
1868:
1864:
1858:
1855:
1854:
1852:
1849:
1845:
1841:
1837:
1830:
1825:
1823:
1818:
1816:
1811:
1810:
1807:
1803:
1794:
1791:
1786:
1783:
1777:
1774:
1768:
1765:
1762:
1756:
1753:
1750:
1749:
1741:
1740:
1736:
1733:
1730:
1727:
1725:
1720:
1719:
1707:
1702:
1695:
1690:
1674:
1671:(in German).
1670:
1666:
1660:
1658:
1656:
1648:
1643:
1636:
1631:
1624:
1620:
1617:
1612:
1605:
1600:
1593:
1588:
1581:
1576:
1570:
1566:
1560:
1553:
1548:
1541:
1536:
1529:
1524:
1517:
1513:
1508:
1501:
1496:
1489:
1484:
1477:
1473:
1468:
1461:
1456:
1449:
1444:
1437:
1432:
1425:
1420:
1418:
1410:
1405:
1403:
1395:
1391:
1386:
1379:
1374:
1367:
1362:
1360:
1351:
1345:
1341:
1334:
1330:
1320:
1317:
1316:
1308:
1307:3-87588-070-6
1304:
1300:
1296:
1293:
1292:
1291:
1289:
1281:
1277:
1274:
1273:
1272:
1270:
1263:Autobiography
1257:
1253:
1250:
1247:
1246:
1240:
1237:
1234:
1230:
1227:
1224:
1220:
1217:
1214:
1211:State medal (
1210:
1208:
1205:
1202:
1199:
1196:
1193:
1192:
1183:
1180:
1177:
1174:
1171:
1170:
1165:
1162:
1161:
1156:
1153:
1152:
1147:
1144:
1141:
1138:
1135:
1134:
1133:
1131:
1121:
1119:
1115:
1110:
1106:
1101:
1099:
1095:
1094:
1093:Kristallnacht
1089:
1083:
1081:
1080:
1075:
1074:
1069:
1059:
1057:
1052:
1050:
1045:
1043:
1039:
1036:
1031:
1028:
1024:
1020:
1016:
1012:
1010:
1006:
999:Post-war life
996:
994:
990:
986:
982:
977:
975:
974:
969:
964:
962:
961:
956:
955:
950:
946:
942:
938:
934:
933:eastern front
930:
926:
925:
920:
915:
912:
911:Messerschmitt
907:
904:
903:
898:
893:
891:
887:
883:
879:
874:
872:
871:
866:
863:
859:
855:
851:
847:
843:
838:
836:
833:
832:
827:
823:
822:
821:GruppenfĂĽhrer
817:
816:
810:
808:
804:
800:
796:
792:
787:
785:
781:
780:
775:
774:Upper Bavaria
771:
770:
764:
762:
758:
754:
749:
747:
743:
742:
737:
733:
732:
727:
723:
719:
715:
711:
710:
705:
696:
692:
690:
686:
685:
684:Bezirksleiter
680:
679:
674:
673:
668:
664:
660:
656:
652:
642:
640:
636:
632:
631:civil service
628:
627:
622:
618:
614:
610:
609:
608:Vizefeldwebel
604:
603:
598:
594:
590:
586:
585:western front
582:
577:
575:
574:
569:
568:Aschaffenburg
565:
564:Bavarian Army
561:
560:
555:
551:
547:
543:
539:
524:
522:
521:autobiography
518:
514:
513:
508:
504:
503:
499:
495:
486:
480:
477:
473:
470:
467:
463:
456:
455:
450:
447:
443:
440:
439:
434:
433:
431:
427:
424:
423:
422:Vizefeldwebel
419:
415:
411:
407:
404:
401:
397:
394:
393:German Empire
383:
379:
374:
370:
366:
363:
359:
356:
352:
349:
346:
340:
337:
334:
330:
327:
324:
320:
317:
313:
309:
300:
296:
293:
292:German Empire
289:
285:
269:
265:
260:
256:
250:
245:
242:
241:
235:
229:
224:
221:
220:
214:
208:
203:
200:
196:
195:
190:
187:
184:
178:
175:
172:
166:
160:
155:
152:
148:
147:
142:
138:
134:
129:
122:
110:
107:
99:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57: –
56:
52:
51:Find sources:
45:
41:
35:
34:
29:This article
27:
23:
18:
17:
1974:Benno Martin
1949:
1945:Adolf Wagner
1905:Paul Giesler
1876:Paul Giesler
1801:
1746:
1738:
1723:
1701:
1689:
1677:. Retrieved
1668:
1642:
1630:
1611:
1599:
1587:
1575:
1559:
1547:
1535:
1523:
1507:
1495:
1483:
1467:
1455:
1443:
1431:
1392:(in German)
1385:
1373:
1339:
1333:
1298:
1294:
1285:
1279:
1275:
1268:
1266:
1255:
1242:
1232:
1222:
1212:
1167:
1158:
1149:
1142:
1136:
1129:
1127:
1113:
1104:
1102:
1091:
1084:
1077:
1071:
1065:
1055:
1053:
1046:
1041:
1032:
1014:
1013:
1002:
992:
988:
984:
981:Paul Giesler
978:
971:
967:
965:
958:
952:
948:
944:
940:
924:Gebirgsjäger
922:
918:
916:
908:
900:
894:
886:Gau Schwaben
885:
875:
868:
841:
839:
829:
825:
819:
813:
811:
806:
798:
795:Adolf Wagner
790:
788:
777:
767:
765:
752:
750:
745:
739:
735:
729:
725:
721:
707:
704:Adolf Hitler
701:
682:
676:
670:
658:
648:
624:
606:
600:
588:
578:
571:
557:
535:
517:Nazi Germany
510:
500:
493:
492:
465:Battles/wars
452:
436:
420:
412:1910 – 1921
354:Residence(s)
344:affiliations
316:West Germany
303:(1981-02-18)
248:
238:
227:
217:
206:
192:
185:
181:Succeeded by
173:
158:
144:
102:
93:
83:
76:
69:
62:
50:
38:Please help
33:verification
30:
2023:1982 deaths
2018:1892 births
1930:Willi Stöhr
1925:Hans Schemm
1838:leaders of
1796:(in German)
1788:(in German)
1779:(in German)
1770:(in German)
1758:(in German)
1748:Der Spiegel
1743:(in German)
1696:(in German)
1673:Der Spiegel
1390:Die NS-Gaue
1213:Landesorden
1189:Decorations
1109:Ian Kershaw
1023:time served
870:Third Reich
550:volksschule
469:World War I
322:Nationality
169:Preceded by
55:"Karl Wahl"
2028:Gauleiters
2012:Categories
1893:of Bavaria
1869:of Bavaria
1850:of Bavaria
1669:spiegel.de
1325:References
1201:Iron Cross
1195:Iron Cross
1114:Gauleiters
993:Gauleiters
960:Volkssturm
846:Protestant
736:Gauleiters
714:Gau Swabia
651:Nazi Party
639:Magistrate
613:Iron Cross
554:journeyman
532:Early life
507:Gau Swabia
479:Iron Cross
381:Allegiance
368:Occupation
336:Nazi Party
277:1892-09-24
151:Gau Swabia
96:March 2017
66:newspapers
1950:Karl Wahl
1915:Karl Holz
1891:Gauleiter
1724:Gauleiter
1378:Gauleiter
1290:in 1973:
1269:Gauleiter
1235:) in Gold
1160:Reichstag
1130:Gauleiter
1098:Synagogue
1073:Wehrmacht
1068:Holocaust
1042:Gauleiter
1015:Gauleiter
1011:in 1946.
985:Gauleiter
968:Gauleiter
941:Wehrkreis
927:) in the
902:Wehrkreis
842:Gauleiter
807:Gauleiter
799:Gauleiter
769:Reichstag
746:Gauleiter
726:Gauleiter
709:Gauleiter
672:Standarte
617:influenza
589:Sanitäter
538:boilerman
509:from the
502:Gauleiter
494:Karl Wahl
441:Battalion
249:In office
228:In office
219:Reichstag
207:In office
159:In office
146:Gauleiter
125:Karl Wahl
1679:26 March
1619:Archived
1313:See also
1118:kamikaze
1038:merchant
1027:Garmisch
880:and the
878:Jungholz
653:and the
621:Augsburg
602:Landwehr
454:Landwehr
448:Regiment
358:Augsburg
308:Augsburg
1840:Bavaria
1726:uniform
1169:Landtag
1105:The End
1035:textile
929:Donetsk
890:Austria
884:to the
858:Bormann
854:Himmler
761:boycott
597:grenade
583:on the
362:Bavaria
312:Bavaria
240:Landtag
80:scholar
1567:
1346:
1305:
1005:Dachau
983:, the
973:FĂĽhrer
475:Awards
390:
326:German
199:Swabia
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
1176:NSDAP
587:as a
573:Jäger
542:Aalen
438:Jäger
284:Aalen
87:JSTOR
73:books
1836:Nazi
1681:2016
1565:ISBN
1344:ISBN
1303:ISBN
989:Gaue
856:and
757:Jews
722:Gaue
527:Life
498:Nazi
429:Unit
417:Rank
298:Died
267:Born
59:news
1148:SS-
1103:In
1058:).
801:of
791:Gau
712:of
566:in
540:in
512:Gau
505:of
149:of
42:by
2014::
1960:SS
1654:^
1416:^
1401:^
1358:^
1182:SS
1107:,
837:.
815:SS
797:,
655:SA
523:.
360:,
314:,
310:,
290:,
286:,
1828:e
1821:t
1814:v
1683:.
1352:.
1297:(
1282:)
1278:(
1258:)
1254:(
1248:)
1241:(
1231:(
1225:)
1221:(
1215:)
657:(
481:,
279:)
275:(
109:)
103:(
98:)
94:(
84:·
77:·
70:·
63:·
36:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
