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Organization of the Deutsche Jägerschaft

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Post by reichpaper » 17 Apr 2008, 21:48

    Greetings,
    I am interested in the territorial organization of the Deutsche Jägerschaft. As I understand it, Germany was divided into Jagdgaue and Jagdkreise. Is there a list, or even better a map, of the Jagdgaue and Jagdkreise? How about a list of the names of the Gaujägermeisters and Kreisjägermeisters? Further confusing the issue, I understand there were also Landesjägermeisters. Any list of their names as well? Thanks in advance for any assistance you can give.
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    Post by Georges JEROME » 17 Apr 2008, 22:35

    Organisation on 1936
    LAND PREUSSEN
    Landesjägermeister Preussen Göring Reichsjägermeister
    Gaujägermeister Gross Berlin von Gülpen
    Gaujägermeister Hannover Dr Heintze
    Gaujägermeister Hessen-Kassel Nelle
    Gaujägermeister Hessen Wiesbaden Hauck
    Gaujägermeister Hohenzollern Harrer
    Gaujägermeister Fhr von Dungern- Oberau
    Gaujägermeister Ostpreussen Graf Fink von Finkenstein (SA)
    Gaujägermeister Vorpommern Juhl
    Gaujägermeister Hinterpommern von Lettow Vorbeck
    Gaujägermeister Rheinland-Nord Graf Hoensbroech
    Gaujägermeister Rheinland-Sud Wetter (SA)
    Gaujägermeister Sachsen (provinz) Ostermann (SS)
    Gaujägermeister Schlesien Fhr von Reibnitz
    Gaujägermeister Schleswig Hostein Hamkens
    Gaujägermeister Westfalen und Lippe Fhr von Schorlemer (SA)

    LAND BADEN
    Landesjägermeister Baden Hug
    Gaujägermeister Baden Nord Krutina
    Gaujägermeister Baden Sud Walli

    LAND BAYERN
    Landesjägermeister Bayern Ritter von Epp (SA) Reichstatthalter
    Gaujägermeister Oberbayern Müller (Adolf)
    Gaujägermeister Niederbayern Graf von Seyboltstorff
    Gaujägermeister Oberfranken Schäfer
    Gaujägermeister Mittelfranken Spengler
    Gaujägermeister Unterfranken Reder
    Gaujägermeister Oberpfalz Croneiss
    Gaujägermeister Pfalz-Saar Fhr von Gienanth
    Gaujägermeister Schwaben Kress

    LAND HESSEN
    Landesjägermeister Hessen Sprengler Reichstatthalter
    Gaujägermeister Oberhessen Nikolaus
    Gaujägermeister Starkenburg und Rheinhessen Maul

    LAND wURTTEMBERG
    Landesjägermeister Wurttemberg Dr Pfannenschwarz
    Gaujägermeister Wurttemberg Sud Glöckler
    Gaujägermeister Wurttemberg Nord Maurer

    Others LANDER
    Gaujägermeister Anhalt Pieper
    Gaujägermeister Braunschweig Alpers (SS) Staatsminister
    Gaujägermeister Hamburg Werner Lorenz (SS)
    Gaujägermeister Lubeck Senator der Wirtschaftsverwaltung
    Gaujägermeister Mecklenburg Kliefoth
    Gaujägermeister Oldenburg Röver Reichsstatthalter
    Gaujägermeister Sachsen Mutschmann Reichsstatthalter
    Gaujägermeister Thüringen Marschler Min Prasident


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    Post by reichpaper » 18 Apr 2008, 06:01

    Thank you very much. That is exactly what I was looking for.

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    Post by Grisu » 21 Apr 2008, 22:49

    Was there a similar division (and is there a similar list) of the respective equivalents in the "Ostmark"?

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    Post by reichpaper » 22 Apr 2008, 20:45

    The best answer to your question is "maybe". I just purchased a large lot of Deutsche Jaegerschaft magazines and am slowly going through them reverse engineering the organizational structure of the DJ and names of the key personnel. I'll let you know what I come up with.
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    Post by Grisu » 23 Apr 2008, 11:39

    reichpaper wrote:I'll let you know what I come up with.
    Thanks for your efforts, Bruce.

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    Post by Georges JEROME » 23 Apr 2008, 21:55

    some infos pic up in german Hunter Magazine

    Landesjagermeister Osterreich (disbanded when Osterreich was divided in Reichsgau) Reinthaller

    Jagdgau Niederdonau Class
    Jagdgau Oberdonau
    Jagdgau Salzburg
    Jagdgau Steiermark Pichler
    jagdgau Kärntern Dr Knaus
    Jagdgau Tirol Voralberg

    Jagdgau Wartheland Greiser Reichstatthalter
    Jagdgau Danzig Westpreussen
    Jagdgau Oberschlesien

    Jagdgau Sudetenland Klepsch
    Jagd Gruppe Böhmen und Mähren (42)

    Jagdgau Lothringen Burckel Reichstatthalter
    Jagdgau Elsass

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    Post by reichpaper » 24 Apr 2008, 07:52

    Thank you for the additional information.
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    Post by Grisu » 24 Apr 2008, 22:02

    Georges JEROME wrote: Jagdgau Steiermark Pichler
    The full name is Ernst Pichler, who was a builder/miner and who served as Gaujägermeister from 30 April 1938 until the end of the war.

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    Post by reichpaper » 25 Apr 2008, 05:35

    Got it. Thanks.

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    Post by Grisu » 27 Apr 2008, 18:05

    Another one:
    Georges JEROME wrote: Jagdgau Salzburg
    The Gaujägermeister for Salzburg was (the nowadays quite controversial) Eduard Paul Tratz, who was SS-Hauptsturmführer and major member of SS-Ahnenerbe.

    Source: Gottfied Fliedl, "Das Haus der Natur in Salzburg als Institut des SS-Ahnenerbes", URL: http://homepage.univie.ac.at/gottfried. ... natur.html

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    Post by HFK » 27 Dec 2008, 07:50

    Hello and a late Merry Christmas and Happy New Year wish to all of you. I have a question about the relative ranking of the Gau-Jaegermeisters. Was the rank equivalent to an Oberst, or General=Major, in the military? Or was their rank whatever they had in the SA or SS ? Regards, Harry

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    Post by reichpaper » 27 Dec 2008, 08:07

    Gaujägermeister was a duty/service post to which a person was appointed. There was no specific rank associated with that post. The "rank" a person held in the SA, SS or civil service was the rank they held as a Gaujägermeister.

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    Post by HFK » 27 Dec 2008, 08:43

    Hi Reichpaper, thank you for a speedy response. Your answer is what I thought, but needed to verify if it was a rank or an apppointment, Harry

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    Post by Phil Nix » 28 Dec 2008, 12:53

    This might help
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