Reinefarth the jurist of the NSDAP in 30's

[Georges JEROME]

Heinz Reinefarth was highest graduate in public law (Assessor-Examen) in 1930. He became a Rechtanwalt (not a civil servant) and become soon the Rechtanwalt of the nazis in the Niederlausitz area. in 1932 he developped a activity as jurist advisor for various NS organisation (Kreisrechtsamt der NSDAP, SS-Abschnitt XII, NS Rechtswahrerbundes).
He was rewarded of his "services" soon. In 1936 he obtained with the support of Gauleiter Kube and Justiz-Staatssekretär Roland Freisler an office of Notar in Cottbus in 1936.
He became too jurist advisor (juristischer Berater) in the Führerstab des Kameradschaftsbundes Deutscher Polizeibeamten created under the supervision of Daluege he knew when as SS in the SS-Gruppe Ost.
Reinefarth join Ordnungspolizei on 20.4.42 on request of Daluege direct with rank of a Generalmajor der Polizei in administrative duties. In SS he benefit of a spectacular promotion : SS-Hstuf from 20.4.37 he reached to SS-Brigadeführer at the same date.
(source : Der Fall Reinefarth Philipp Martin; Zinke/Schulz "Die Generale der Waffen-SS und der Polizei, Band 4)

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