State Funerals in the Third Reich

[Phil Nix]

Reinhard Heydrich
Phil Nix

[Pitino]

-I have found a new State Funeral that took place during the Hitler Regime!!!! Prof. Dr. Anton Waldmann died on (March 26,1941) and Hitler ordered his State Funeral for (March 30,1941). Leonardo Conti and Kurt Blome laid the wreath at his grave.

Pitino

Just mentioned on page 1 of this thread, dear Pitino
Dieter Z.

Dieter Z.,
-I am sorry for the mishap!!!!!

pITINO

[jeffhan373]

Josef Bürckel's state funeral was held in Saarbrücken on October 4, 1944. Alfred Rosenberg was there representing Hitler and gave the eulogy. Also in attendance: Ley, Fiehler, von Schirach, Gauleiters Murr, Sprenger, Sauckel, Wahl, Scheel, Simon and Florian, and Stabschef Schepmann.

Rosenberg's eulogy, and a detailed description of the funeral, appeared on the front page of the VB for October 5, 1944.

Ludwig Siebert was given a lavish state funeral in the Congress Hall of the German Museum in Munich on November 7, 1942. Karl Fiehler gave the eulogy; Ritter von Epp represented Hitler and laid the Fuehrer's wreath in front of the bier. Present at the service: Frick, Goebbels, Rosenberg, Amann, Bormann, Ley, Schwarz, Bouhler, Buch, von Schirach, Hierl, Himmler, Lutze, Kraus, Schaub, Esser, Dorpmueller, Thierack, Backe, Schwerin von Krosigk and many other State and Party functionaries. (Virtually the entire Party leadership would have been in Munich on that day in preparation for the 9th of November ceremonies.)

Both Siebert's death and his funeral were heavily covered in the VB during November 1942.

Though he didn't get a state funeral, Anton Drexler's death in 1942 was nevertheless noted in the Nazi press...

[pavel michalek]

Günther Korten and Rudolf Schmundt received State Funeral in Tannenberg (August 3 and October 1944).

[Pitino]

-Found a new State Funeral recipient!!! Hugo Bruckmann died on (September 3, 1941) and he received a Staatsbegräbnis (State Funeral) shortly after.

Pitino

[AlifRafikKhan]

State funeral of Gauleiter Adolf Wagner, 27 April 1944. Front row: X , Fiehler, Rosenberg, Amann, Hierl, Buch, and Himmler. Who is the "X"? And maybe the identification in the back row?

Source: http://images.google.com/hosted/life/07 ... f4267.html

[Mark Costa]

The mystery man in X is Reichsleiter Wilhelm Frick. NSKK Korpsführer Erwin Kraus second row between Amann and Hierl. Otto Dietrich in SS uniform next to Kraus. Gauleiter Wächtler then NSFK Korpsführer Alfred Keller and Gauleiter Erich Koch.

Mark Costa

[AlifRafikKhan]

Excellent! Thank you Mark...

[Pitino]

General Karl Litzmann was given state funeral in Neu-Globsow on 3 June 1936.

Regards,
Igor

-A transmission from the Stab des StdF confirms the funeral for Litzmann! It looks like this: (June 3, 1936)- Staatsbegrabnis des Gen. a. D. Litzmann unter Beteiligung und mit einer Ansprache Hess. (Hier: Programm des Staatsaktes).

-("Regesten, Band 2", p. 236)

Pitino

[Pitino]

RM,
Hans Kerrl died December 15,1941,in Berlin and as Reich Minister for Church Affairs one would think that he would have been given a State Funeral.

-Hans Kerrl- (December 1941 ?)

Pitino

-Hans Kerrl was indeed afforded a state funeral upon his death!!! Adolf Hitler ordnet (ordered) his staatsbegräbnis the day after his untimely death! So, Hitler ordered his state funeral on (December 16, 1941).

-"Adolf Hitler und die Geschichte der NSDAP, Teil 2: 1938-1945", p. 318)

Pitino

[Pitino]

-Here is a plethora of new State Funerals that I have dug up!!!

-(Sept. 29, 1938)- Der österreichische General Alfred Krauss dies at 76 yrs. old and Hitler orders Staatsbegräbnis (Sept. 30).

-(June 28, 1939)- Hitler orders Staatsbegräbnis for the verstorbenen Kommandierendre General des X. Armeekorps und Befehlshaber im Wehrkreis X, Hamburg, Wilhelm Knochenhauer.

-(Sept. 23, 1939)- Hitler orders Staatsbegräbnis for Werner Freiherr von Fritsch.

-(April 8, 1940)- Hitler orders Staatsbegräbnis in Berlin for the verstorbenen Präsidenten des Reichsforschungsrates und Chef des Heereswaffenamtes, General der Artillerie Prof. Dr. Karl Becker.

-(October 11, 1940)- Hitler orders Staatsbegräbnis for the Träger des Ordens "Pour le mérite' des Ersten Weltkriegs Admiral Adolf von Trotha.

-(Jan. 22, 1942)- Staatsbegräbnis in der technischen Hochschule Belin Charlottenberg for the verstorbenen Generaldirektor des deutschen Kali-Syndikats August Diem.

-(Jan. 1942)- Hitler orders Staatsbegräbnis for the verstorbenen Generalfeldmarschall Walter von Reichenau. (maybe already on the list?)

-(Feb. 4, 1942)- Hitler orders a Staatsbegräbnis in Munchen for the Staatssekretär, Generalmajor SA-0bergruppenfuhrer Georg Hofmann.

-(1942)- Staatsbegräbnis in Stuttgart for the Pionier der Arbeit und Wehrwirtschaftsführer Robert Bosch.

-(May 14, 1942)- Hitler orders Staatsbegräbnis for the General der Infanterie z.V. von Lossberg.

-(Sept. 5, 1943)- Hitler orders Staatsbegräbnis for General der Infanterie Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt.

-(Sept. 1943)- Hitler orders Staatsbegräbnis for the fallen Generakommissar Weiss-Ruthenien, GL e.h. Wilhelm Kube. (maybe already on the list?)

-("Adolf Hitler und die Geschichte der NSDAP, Teil 2: 1938-1945")

Pitino

[Pitino]

Here is another State Funeral within the early era of the Third Reich! Hitler ordered a staatsbegräbnis for Edwin Bechstein following his death in (1934).

-("Ein offenes Haus: Meine Keindeit im Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten")

Pitino

[askropp]

Ambassador Leopold von Hoesch should also have been honored with a state funeral. He was probably the only Nazi official who was also honored with a ceremony in London. The photos are from Wilhelmshaven where Hoesch's body arrived on HMS Scout.

[Michal78]

This is the burial of SA-Gruppenführer Gustav Zunkel on December 12th, 1934 after he died in a car crash. Lutze sits on the left side.
Michal

[Andrey]

Nice photo, Michal!
Far left also Wilhelm Brückner and Karl Pflomm.

Andrey.