Gauleiters

[Wessel]

A smiling, bemedalled Franz Schwede-Coburg, Gauleiter of Pommern and Regierungspraesident of Stettin ('Reichsminister Rudolf Hess,' pub. Arndt, 2002).

[Wessel]

...and from the same book, Rudolf Jordan, Gauleiter of Magdeburg-Anhalt.

[von thoma]

Gauleiter from Gau Düsseldorf, Friedrich Karl Florian.
Wearing SA-Gruppenführer uniform.

Photo:http://www.warrelics.eu/
Courtesy of Wilhelm Saris.

[von thoma]

Gauleiter Josef Bürckel, in the middle.
Who are the other two ?

Photo:https://www.akg-images.com/

[alexzouv]

Left is Friedrich Rainer and right is Ernst-Wilhelm Bohle

[Michal78]

Nice photo of Emil Stuertz next to von Schirach.
Michal

[Br. James]

Further to Wessel's note of 3 Jun 2017: Another photo taken at the same event is found on p.105 of "Headgear of Hitler's Germany," Vol. 3 (1998), by Wim Saris and Jill Halcomb Smith. The event was the opening of a fair in Königsberg on 11 Aug 1940 and other guests are seen in that photo, though Reichsminister Walther Funk is featured. He is clearly wearing no collar tabs and a PL cap. Apparently Funk was entitled to wear such a PL uniform without rank, though he held no position in the NSDAP -- apparently this is yet another example of the old adage: "Rank hath it's privileges!" To my mind, Funk should have been wearing the uniform of a Governmental Official, which is what he was.

Br. James

[Mark Costa]

Br. James:

Funk did indeed wear a Ministers uniform at times. But he also wore a RL uniform without insignia as you stated. There were several high ranking "leaders" that wore these type uniforms. Hermann Esser also wore a RL uniform without insignia. Although they were high ranking they never held significant ranks or positions within the party. Hermann Goering also wore a special party uniform at times without insignia especially at the Nuremberg rallies or at the Reichstag.

Mark Costa

[Michal78]

Any idea who is this gauleiter (at least it seems to be a gauleiter).
Michal

[Michael Miller]

Just a guess, and I've never seen him from this angle, but could it be Hans Albert Hohnfeldt, former Gauleiter of Danzig (with black Gauleiter tabs, perhaps)?

Scratch that. Looking at his picture, I think not. Hohnfeldt had a "widow's peak".

~ Mike

[Michal78]

Mike,
how about Walter Schumann?
Michal

[Mark Costa]

Michal:

Definitely Walter Schumann, wearing the second style Reichsleitung collar tabs of 1933.

Mark Costa

[Michal78]

Thanks a lot, Mark.
Michal

[Michal78]

Isn´t it wierd that nazi official with rank of Gauleiter sits between all others and not somewhere close to AH on the balcony? It seems to be Otto Hellmuth...

[Mark Costa]

Goofy:

Its not Hellmuth but Alfred Frauenfeld wearing the black retired/honorary gauleiter tabs. I have other photos from this event.

Mark Costa