Josef Ackermann (politician)
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Josef Ackermann was a German politician and a representative of the Reichstag
for the Nazi Party (NSDAP), joining the party in 1925. Born in Arenberg-Immendorf he died in Vallendar
, Rhineland-Palatinate
, Germany
.
, Ackermann attended primary and commercial trade school from 1911 to 1919. After joining the Nazi party in 1925 he later became the Gauredner (Nazi Party spokesman).
After the Nazis seized power in 1936 Ackermann became Regional Inspector in the Koblenz-Trierin area under Gauleiter
Gustav Simon
, and in 1942 in the Mosel district. After the occupation of Luxembourg
by German troops in May 1940, Simon, in addition to Gauleiter, was named the Head of Civil Administration (CDZ) in Luxembourg. He took Ackermann with him to be part of his staff. Ackermann was a member of the Sturmabteilung
(SA) where he became SA-Oberführer on November 9, 1938 and promoted to SA-Brigadeführer on November 9, 1943. On December 9, 1941 Ackermann became the successor in the Reichstag to Detlef Dern for the seat from Neuwied
.
In the spring of 1945 Ackermann and his wife were fleeing to an air raid shelter
in Arenberg that had spots reserved for Nazi Party members. A one-legged German soldier, who had recently been at the military hospital, became upset that Ackermann would be permitted entrance and protested. Ackermann punched the soldier in response. Angered by this, the shelter attendees refused entry to Ackermann and his.
After the war he was interned by the Allies and a short time later he was extradited from Luxembourg. According to documents from the Central Office of the State Justice Administration for the Investigation of National Socialist Crimes, he was sentenced to ten years hard labour on July 21, 1950 in Luxembourg. Following a pardon on April 23, 1951 his sentence was reduced to seven years imprisonment. Ackermann returned to Germany in the early 1950s when his prior years of internment were counted against the reduced sentence and he was released.
Reichstag (Weimar Republic)
The Reichstag was the parliament of Weimar Republic .German constitution commentators consider only the Reichstag and now the Bundestag the German parliament. Another organ deals with legislation too: in 1867-1918 the Bundesrat, in 1919–1933 the Reichsrat and from 1949 on the Bundesrat...
for the Nazi Party (NSDAP), joining the party in 1925. Born in Arenberg-Immendorf he died in Vallendar
Vallendar
Vallendar is a municipality in the district Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, approx. 4 km north-east of Koblenz. Vallendar is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Vallendar. A city named "Vallendar" is included in the PC game Call of...
, Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Life & career
Born the son of a coachman in Arenberg-Immendorf, PrussiaPrussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
, Ackermann attended primary and commercial trade school from 1911 to 1919. After joining the Nazi party in 1925 he later became the Gauredner (Nazi Party spokesman).
After the Nazis seized power in 1936 Ackermann became Regional Inspector in the Koblenz-Trierin area under Gauleiter
Gauleiter
A Gauleiter was the party leader of a regional branch of the NSDAP or the head of a Gau or of a Reichsgau.-Creation and Early Usage:...
Gustav Simon
Gustav Simon
Gustav Simon was, as the Nazi Gauleiter in the Moselland Gau from 1940 until 1944, the Chief of the Civil Administration in Luxembourg, which was occupied at that time by Nazi Germany....
, and in 1942 in the Mosel district. After the occupation of Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
by German troops in May 1940, Simon, in addition to Gauleiter, was named the Head of Civil Administration (CDZ) in Luxembourg. He took Ackermann with him to be part of his staff. Ackermann was a member of the Sturmabteilung
Sturmabteilung
The Sturmabteilung functioned as a paramilitary organization of the National Socialist German Workers' Party . It played a key role in Adolf Hitler's rise to power in the 1920s and 1930s...
(SA) where he became SA-Oberführer on November 9, 1938 and promoted to SA-Brigadeführer on November 9, 1943. On December 9, 1941 Ackermann became the successor in the Reichstag to Detlef Dern for the seat from Neuwied
Neuwied
Neuwied is a town in the north of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, capital of the District of Neuwied. Neuwied lies on the right bank of the Rhine, 12 km northwest of Koblenz, on the railway from Frankfurt am Main to Cologne...
.
In the spring of 1945 Ackermann and his wife were fleeing to an air raid shelter
Air-raid shelter
Air-raid shelters, also known as bomb shelters, are structures for the protection of the civil population as well as military personnel against enemy attacks from the air...
in Arenberg that had spots reserved for Nazi Party members. A one-legged German soldier, who had recently been at the military hospital, became upset that Ackermann would be permitted entrance and protested. Ackermann punched the soldier in response. Angered by this, the shelter attendees refused entry to Ackermann and his.
After the war he was interned by the Allies and a short time later he was extradited from Luxembourg. According to documents from the Central Office of the State Justice Administration for the Investigation of National Socialist Crimes, he was sentenced to ten years hard labour on July 21, 1950 in Luxembourg. Following a pardon on April 23, 1951 his sentence was reduced to seven years imprisonment. Ackermann returned to Germany in the early 1950s when his prior years of internment were counted against the reduced sentence and he was released.
Further reading
- Joachim Lilla (Bearbeiter): Statisten in Uniform. Die Mitglieder des Reichstags 1933-1945. Droste Verlag, Düsseldorf 2004. ISBN 3-7700-5254-4.
- Erich Stockhorst: 5000 Köpfe: wer war was im 3. Reich. 2. Auflage, Arndt-Verlag, Kiel 1985. ISBN 3-88741-117-X.
- Michael Rademacher: Handbuch der NSDAP-Gaue 1928 - 1945 : die Amtsträger der NSDAP und ihrer Organisationen auf Gau- und Kreisebene in Deutschland und Österreich sowie in den Reichsgauen Danzig-Westpreußen, Sudetenland und Wartheland. Lingenbrink, Vechta 2000. ISBN 3-8311-0216-3.