Philipp Meyer | |
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| Born | (1896-03-29)29 March 1896 |
| Died | 29 January 1962(1962-01-29) (aged 65) |
| Citizenship | German |
| Political party | NSDAP (1932–45)CSU (1945–62) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Miller and farmer |
Philipp Meyer (29 March 1896 – 29 January 1962)[1] was a German politician who held the position of aKreisleiter in theNazi Party from 1932 to 1945. He was sentenced to death at end of theSecond World War for refusing to evacuate his district and prepare it for defense, but was spared. In post-warWest Germany he was a member of theBundestag, the federal parliament, from 1953 until his death.
Meyer was born inAuhausen in 1896 in what was than theKingdom of Bavaria, part of theGerman Empire. He worked as amiller and farmer, joining the Nazi Party and rising to the office ofKreisleiter,[1] the fourth tier of the Nazi hierarchy, set below theGauleiter.[2] In his position Meyer was answerable toKarl Wahl,Gauleiter in theSwabia.[3] Living inOppertshofen at the end of the Second World War, Meyer was sentenced to death by aSSdrumhead court-martial for refusing to evacuate his district ofDonauwörth and prepare it for defense.[4] He was however spared from execution.[5]
In post-war West Germany, in 1949, Meyer became the head of the Bavarian association of millers and also the head of the district association ofmaster craftsmen.[5] He became a candidate for the conservativeCSU party for the German Bundestag in1953 and became the first former NaziKreisleiter to be elected to the parliament.[4] He was successfully reelected in his electorate ofDonauwörth in1957 and1961. Meyer died on 29 January 1962 after a long illness.[1][5] He was succeed in his seat byKarl Heinz Lemmrich [de] who remained a member of the Bundestag for the seat of Donauwörth for the next 27 years, until 1988.[6]
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