August Heissmeyer (* 11 January 1897 in Gellersen, today to Aerzen; "† 16 January 1979 in Swabian resound) was After the Second World War he was condemned as a war criminal to a detention. It was married with the "realm woman guide" Gertrud Scholtz clinching.

Life

After its school attendance it occurred the Prussian military. In the First World War he was a second lieutenant and was distinguished several times, among other things with the iron cross 1. Class.

After a broken off study it worked as a driving teacher. 1923 he came for the first time into contact with the national socialists, who he joined 1925 as a member. At the beginning of of 1926 occurred Heissmeyer also actively the SA, developed responsible the" saying from tower Hanover south "and was occasionally there deputy gau leader.

In January 1930 Heissmeyer placed its SS-application for membership and as 4.370tes member was taken up. Since 1932 Heissmeyer coworker of the SS-principal office was, he in the future was several times carried.

Starting from 1935 he was a boss of the SS-principal office and arrived in such a way into a key position in the SS-organisational structure, in which he replaced now Heinrich Himmler as a bureau chief. On 9 November 1936 Heissmeyer was appointed the and the" supervisor of the nationalpolitical educational establishments ".

1939 were appointed Heissmeyer additionally the SS-Oberabschnittsleiter" east "and 1940 the" higher SS and police leader Spree ". Thereby the area Berlin Brandenburg was subordinate to it directly.

With the beginning of the Second World War Heissmeyer established now the" agency Heissmeyer "and was responsible thereby for the military training for the pupils of the nationalpolitical educational establishments.

August Heissmeyer took over 1940 the" general inspection of the strengthened SS-Totenkopf-banners "from its predecessor Theodor Eicke. This had begun 1939, returned a front division to befehligen and with it it its upper supervision over the concentration camps to the Heissmeyer administered this agency now provisionally until May 1942. In May 1942 it gave this office to the new" K.L. - Supervisor ", SS-group leaders Richard of luck, off.

On 14 November 1944 Heissmeyer received now the right to lead the title" general of the weapon SS "behind its SS-rank. It was formally transferred thereby into the area of application of the weapon SS. The reason for this was that since 1940 all SS-principal offices of the weapon SS were assigned.

After the end of war August Heissmeyer was condemned as mainaccused of to a detention and its entire private possession was officially drawn in.

After the release from custody pulled after to Heissmeyer Swabian resounds, where it one week after its 82. Birthday deceased.

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