Gauleiters

[LaSi69]

Sauckel wore his SS uniform quite often in the 1933-34 period. Here is another one of Sauckel in SS. Source NARA.
Mark Costa

On the right is SA-Gruppenführer and Deputy Gauleiter Arthur Görlitzer.
Lado

[von thoma]

Siegfried Uiberreither, Gauleiter der Steiermark.

Photo:http://www.bildarchivaustria.at/Preview/1258811.jpg

[Mark Costa]

Some really great photos of Gauleiter Karl Kaufmann in SS uniform on his visit to Norway with Terboven. All from the Norway State Archives.

Mark Costa

[Pitino]

Looks like RK Seyss-Inquart in the 3rd pic, but he was in Holland not Norway. He is looking down though. Did RK Terboven ever wear glasses????

Pitino

[ttvon]

Yes, it is Josef Terboven


ttvon

[HM]

Gauleiter Hans Krebs!

HM.

[Michal78]

Very unusual photo of Martin Mutschmann.
Michal

[frodo]

Hi,
I wonder if anyone has a picture of Franz Schwede together with Hitler?
cheers
Frodo

[sobel]

Hi all, does anyone know Otto Helmuth's complete medal entitlement?

any help appreciated

regards
Sobel

[freddiefro]

Hi all, does anyone know Otto Helmuth's complete medal entitlement?

According to Mike Miller & Andreas Schulz "Gauleiter, Volume 1 - The Regional Leaders of the Nazi Party and Their Deputies, 1925-1945" Helmuth's medals & decorations were:

02.03.1918 1914 Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse
00.00.1941 Kriegsverdienstkreuz [II. Klasse ohne Schwerter?]
10.08.1918 Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
30.06.1918 Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
ca. 1939 Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
ca. 1938 Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 1938
ca. 1934 Ehrenkreuz des Weltkrieges 1914-1918 mit Schwertern
ca. 1933 Goldenes Ehrenzeichen der NSDAP
00.10.1932 Coburger-Abzeichen 1922
ca. 1933 Traditions-Gauabzeichen
00.00.194_ Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP in Silber
00.00.194_ Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP in Bronze
00.00.193_ Ehrenzeichen des Deutschen Roten Kreuzes I. Klasse mit Eichenlaub
00.00.193_ Verdienstkreuz des Deutschen Roten Kreuzes
00.00.193_ SA-Sportabzeichen
00.00.193_ Ehrenwinkel für alte Kämpfer (NSKK)
00.03.1941 Ehrenbürgerurkunde der Gemeinde Marktheidenfeld
00.00.1934 Ehrenbürgerrecht der Stadt Lohr am Main
06.08.1933 Ehrenbürgerrecht der Stadt Neustadt an der Saale
11.10.1933 Ehrenbürgerrecht der Stadt und Bezirk Brückenau
14.08.1938 Willkommensurkunde (certificate of welcome) from the "Ortsgruppe Lautergrund der NSDAP", on the occasion of the "Kreistreffens in
Ebern" and signed by Ortsgruppenleiter Burtellmann

Fred

[Michael Miller]

Additional information on Dr. Hellmuth (which will appear in the Volume I addendum at the end of Volume II-- to be released later this year):

Dr. med. dent. Otto Konrad Hellmuth

Page 454:
Promotions:
22.09.1915 überzähliger Gefreiter
03.03.1915 etatmässiger Unteroffizier
00.10.1934 Ehren-Gauarbeitsführer

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Career:
00.00.19__-00.00.1914(?) Attended a Handelsschule (business school).
16.09.1914 Entered service as a Kriegsfreiwilliger (with 1-year service obligation) and posted for training to Rekruten-Depot I / Ersatz-Bataillon / 9. Kgl. Bayerisches Infanterie-Regiment (swore the oath of service, 11.10.1914).
22.11.1914-12.12.1914 Assigned to 1. Ersatz-Kompanie / Ersatz-Bataillon / 9. Kgl. Bayerisches Infanterie-Regiment.
12.12.1914-31.12.1914 Deployed to the Western Front with 10. Kompanie / 9. Kgl. Bayerisches Infanterie-Regiment.
31.12.1914 Fell ill (Gastroenteritis) and hospitalized in the following medical facilities:
31.12.1914-01.01.1915 Feldlazarett 9.
01.01.1915-16.01.1915 Lazarett Comine.
16.01.1915-27.01.1915 Lazarett Tourcoiny.
27.01.1915-01.03.1915(?) Vereinslazarett Gewerkschaftshaus in Aschaffenburg.
01.03.1915-28.04.1915(?) Assigned to Genesenden-Kompanie (convalescent company) / I. Ersatz-Bataillon / 9. Kgl. Bayerisches Infanterie-Regiment.
28.04.1915-29.02.1916 Assigned to 7. Kompanie / Kg. Bayerisches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment 4.
29.02.1916 Lightly wounded by shrapnel to the left knee and treated without hospitalization.
30.03.1916 Hospitalized due to illness (Cardiac Neurosis, Gastroenteritis, and Tuberculosis).
30.03.1916-29.04.1916 Lazarett Labry
29.04.1916-30.09.1916 Vereinslazarett Schweinfurt.
30.09.1916-31.10.1916 Vereinslazarett Würzburg.
31.10.1916-23.05.1917 Assigned to Ersatz-Bataillon / Kgl. Bayerisches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment 4.
23.05.1917-30.05.1917 Assigned to 2. Kompanie / Kgl. Bayerisches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment 4.
30.05.1917-05.11.1917 Assigned to 3. Kompanie / Kgl. Bayerisches Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment 8, then removed from front the frontlines.
05.11.1917-19.12.1917(?) Assigned to bayerische Kriegslazarett-Abteilung 43.
19.12.1917-27.07.1918 Assigned to frontline service with 3. Kompanie / Kgl. Bayerisches Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment 8.
27.07.1918-14.09.1918 Assigned to 2. Kompanie / Ersatz-Bataillon / Kgl. Bayerisches Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment 8 (Landau/Pfalz).
14.09.1918 Took his Abitur exam in Freiburg im Breisgau, then discharged from military service and returned to Marktbreit (Bezirksamt Kitzingen).

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Decorations & Awards:
02.03.1918 1914 Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse
10.08.1918 Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
30.06.1918 Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
00.00.1934 Ehrenbürgerrecht der Stadt Lohr am Main

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Postwar Flight & Prosecution:
Hellmuth’s trial before the U.S. General Military Court in Dachau began on 18.09.1947.

Page 462:
Notes:
* Son of the Oberbahnmeister Konrad Hellmuth and his wife Therese, née Kraft.

[harmel]

Nice one Michael,looking forward to Vol 2.
Regards
Harmel

[freddiefro]

Is the SS-Gruppenführer in the two 1935 photos below Gauleiter Loeper? A similar 1935 photo showing Loeper wearing an SS uniform can be found here: http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... r#p1925017.
(Source: NARA)

Fred

[Andrey]

Nice photo, Fred!

Last one Loeper with future SS-Of. Walter Burghardt SS-№ 45.555.
He was also MdR and Major a.D. and died 17.08.38.
Best,

Andrey.

[freddiefro]

Thank you, Andrey!

Fred