Ernst Friedrich Christoph "Fritz" Sauckel ( German: Ernst Friedrich Christoph "Fritz" Sauckel ; October 27, 1894 , Hassfurt am Main - October 16, 1946 , Nuremberg ) - German statesman and politician. Commissioner for Manpower in the Management of the Four-Year Plan ( 1942 - 1945 ). Gauleiter of Thuringia (1927-1945). Obergruppenfuhrer SA (November 9, 1937), Obergruppenfuhrer SS (January 30, 1942). One of the main responsible for organizing the use of forced labor in Nazi Germany.
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 Sauckel at the Nuremberg Trials | |||||||
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| Predecessor | position established | ||||||
| Successor | position abolished | ||||||
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| Birth | October 27, 1894 Hassfurt am Main , German Empire | ||||||
| Death | October 16, 1946 (51 years old) Nuremberg , Bavaria , American Occupation Zone of Germany | ||||||
| The consignment | NSDAP (1934-1945) | ||||||
| Activities | official, politician | ||||||
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| Rank | Obergruppenfuhrer SS Obergruppenführer SA | ||||||
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Biography
Born in the family of a postal employee. Without graduating from high school, he went to the merchant fleet. In 1914, his ship was detained in a French port, and Sauckel himself was interned. After the end of World War I he returned to Germany. In 1922 he joined the NSDAP (ticket number 1395) and the CA. From March 1, 1925, the Gaugeschaftsfuhrer, and from September 20, 1927, the Gauleiter of Thuringia. In 1929 - 1933 he was a deputy of the Thuringian Landtag , chairman of the NSDAP faction. Since May 5, 1933, the imperial governor in Thuringia. On November 12, 1933 he was elected deputy of the Reichstag from Thuringia .
September 9, 1934 joined the SS (ticket number 254 890) and received the rank of gruppenfuhrer . On February 27, 1942 he was appointed Commissioner for Labor in the management of the four-year plan. March 21, 1942 was appointed Commissioner General for the use of labor. Since November 16, 1942 the imperial commissar of defense of Thuringia.
In May 1945 he was arrested and brought before the Nuremberg Tribunal . Sentenced to death for war crimes and crimes against humanity (mainly for the deportation of foreign workers ). Hanged. Dying words: “I respect American officers and soldiers, but not American justice” [1] .
Rewards
- Chevron of the old fighter
- Honorary Badge Coburg
- Sports sign CA in bronze
- Golden party badge of the NSDAP
- Medal of Merit at the NSDAP in bronze, silver and gold
- Ring "Dead Head"
- Reichsfuhrer SS Honor Saber
Notes
- ↑ Chernykh V. Nazis have already said the last word // Novaya Gazeta . - 2006. - October 9.
Literature
- Zalessky K.A.S. Security detachments of the NSDAP. - M .: Eksmo , 2005 .-- 672 p. - 5,000 copies. - ISBN 5-699-09780-5 .
- Steffen Raßloff: Fritz Sauckel. Hitlers "Muster-Gauleiter" und "Sklavenhalter" (Schriften der Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Thüringen . Bd. 29). 3. Auflage, Erfurt 2008. ISBN 978-3-937967-18-9 ( PDF )