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~SOLD~ MEYER Dr. rer. pol. Alfred
THE GAULEITERS
The highest subdivision of the NSDFAP was the GAU. The chief of each district was the Gauleiter ( Gau leader). A Gauleiter was a leader of a regional branch of the NSDAP.
In theory, a Gauleiter was merely a representative of the Nazi Party who served to coordinate regional Nazi party events and also served to "advise" the local government. In practice, Gauleiters were unquestioned rulers of their particular areas of responsibility. The local government establishment merely existed as a rubber stamp for the Gauleiter.
The Gauleiters were appointed by Adolf Hitler,and ostensibly responsible only to him, but during the war they took their orders from Martin Bormann.
The numbers of districts fluctuated and by the war’s end there were forty-three.
The following five autographs are from a collection recently acquired. These came from a war time collection consisting of both military and political autographs. The cards measure 2 ½” x 4 “, all the same heavy card stock autographed by the Gauleiter with a newspaper clipping photo glued to the card.
MEYER, Dr. rer. pol. Alfred
(1891-1945) Gauleiter/Reichsstatthalter/Staatssekretär/ SA-Obergruppenführer/M.d.R./Oberleutnant a.D.:
Born:: 5. Oct. 1891 in Göttingen.
Suicide: May 1945, by River Weser. NSDAP-Nr.: 28 738 (Joined, 1. Apr. 1928)
SA Promotions:
SA-OGruf.: 9. Nov. 1938; SA-Gruf.: 20. Apr. 1936;
Assignments:
Reichsverteidigungskommissar fur den Wehrkreis VI (Westfalen-Nord): 16. Nov. 1942 - May 1945.
Staatssekretär and Deputy Reichsminister in Reichsministerium fur die besetzten Ostgebiete (Ostministerium): 17. Nov. 1941-1944.
Chef der Zivilverwaltung der Westarmee: 6. Sep. 1939 -
Mitglied der Akademie fur Deutsches Recht: 1. Aug. 1934 - May 1945.
Staatsminister von Lippe und Schaumburg-Lippe: 1. Aug. 1934 -
Reichsstatthalter Lippe und Schaumburg-Lippe: 16. May 1933 - May 1945.
Herausgeber der NS-Zeitung Rote Erde, Bochum/Westfalen: 1932 -
Mitglied des Preussischen Landtages: 1932 -
Gauleiter, Westfalen-Nord (Seat: Münster): 1. Jan. 1931 - 8. May 1945.
Mitglied des Reichstages (Wahlkreis 17 [Westfalen-Nord]): 14. Sep. 1930 - May 1945.
Bezirksleiter des Bezirks Emscher-Lippe der NSDAP: 1. Oct. 1929 -
Ortsgruppenleiter, Gelsenkirchen: 1. Apr. 1928 –
Entered NSDAP: 1. Apr. 1928.
World War I Service:
Entered Infanterieregiment 68 (Koblenz) as Fahnenjunker, Jan. 1912. Passed officer's exam, 1913. In action with the newly-formed Infanterieregiment 363, Western Front, Aug. 1914. Decorated with EK II for outstanding bravery in the battles of the Somme and Champagne, Dec. 1914. Assigned as Batallion Adjutant, Dec. 1915, and awarded EK I/promoted to Oberleutnant. Severely wounded while commanding a battalion, Sep. 1916. Again wounded during the Aisne-Champagne battle, Apr. 1917, and captured by French troops. Repatriated from French captivity, Mar. 1920.Army Oberleutnant. PoW of French, 1917.
Decorations & Awards:
1914 EK I: Dec. 1915; 1914 EK II: Dec. 1914; KVK I/II m. Schw.; Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918; Ehrenkreuz fur Frontkämpfer; Goldenes Parteiabzeichen; Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP in Silber.
Information courtesy of Axis Biographical Research
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