Karl Weinrich

Karl Weinrich (in middle), photographed touring a German fortification along the Rhine River

Karl Weinrich (2 December 1887 in Molmeck – 22 July 1973 in Hausen) was NSDAP Gauleiter of Kurhessen.

Karl Weinrich was a member of the Nazi Party from August 1922. From 1925 to 1927 he was the NSDAP's Gau Treasurer. From 1930 to 1933 he was a member of the Prussian Landtag, and as of 12 November 1933 a member of the Reichstag for the electoral district of Hesse-Nassau. He was from 1928 to 1943 Gauleiter of Kurhessen. Shortly after the bomb attack of 22 October 1943 on Kassel, which destroyed the whole inner city, he was stripped of his office. His successor was Karl Gerland. Weinrich who was removed from his position because of incompetence during a bombing raid on Kassel, survived the war, was sentenced to a ten-year prison term in 1949 and died in 1973.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Ex-Gauleiter Weinrich zu zehn Jahren Haft verurteilt" [Former Gauleiter Weinrich sentenced to 10 years in jail]. nordhessen-online.com (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2016.


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