Jakob Sprenger
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Jakob Sprenger was a Nazi
politician
.
Sprenger was born in Oberhausen
near Bad Bergzabern
in the Palatinate. In 1922, the postal inspector Sprenger became a member of the Nazi Party. The militant anti-Semite rose quickly through the ranks, first to Gauleiter
of Hesse-Nassau-South in 1927, and by September 1930 to member of the Reichstag
.
On 5 May 1933 Sprenger was appointed Reichsstatthalter
of Hesse and leader of the new Gau of Hesse-Nassau, which included Hesse-Darmstadt. In the process of the Gleichschaltung
, in particular due to the 'Reichsstatthaltergesetz' of 30 January 1935, he was able to take over leadership of the provincial government from Philipp Wilhelm Jung
. Besides Martin Mutschmann
, he was the only governor charged with such a double function.
On 1 September 1939, SA
-Obergruppenführer Sprenger became Reich Defence Commissar of Defence District XII, and as of 1 December 1943 also in the Gau of Hesse-Nassau. Later Sprenger was appointed High President of the new Prussian province of Nassau
in 1944. He committed suicide in Kössen
, Austria
.
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
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Sprenger was born in Oberhausen
Oberhausen, Südliche Weinstraße
Oberhausen is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany....
near Bad Bergzabern
Bad Bergzabern
Bad Bergzabern is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, on the German Wine Route in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated near the border with France, on the south-eastern edge of the Palatinate forest, approximately southwest of Landau....
in the Palatinate. In 1922, the postal inspector Sprenger became a member of the Nazi Party. The militant anti-Semite rose quickly through the ranks, first to 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:...
of Hesse-Nassau-South in 1927, and by September 1930 to member of the Reichstag
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...
.
On 5 May 1933 Sprenger was appointed Reichsstatthalter
Reichsstatthalter
The term Reichsstatthalter was used twice for different offices, in the imperial Hohenzollern dynasty's German Empire and the single-party Nazi Third Reich.- "Statthalter des Reiches" 1879-1918 in Alsace-Lorraine :...
of Hesse and leader of the new Gau of Hesse-Nassau, which included Hesse-Darmstadt. In the process of the Gleichschaltung
Gleichschaltung
Gleichschaltung , meaning "coordination", "making the same", "bringing into line", is a Nazi term for the process by which the Nazi regime successively established a system of totalitarian control and tight coordination over all aspects of society. The historian Richard J...
, in particular due to the 'Reichsstatthaltergesetz' of 30 January 1935, he was able to take over leadership of the provincial government from Philipp Wilhelm Jung
Philipp Wilhelm Jung
Philipp Wilhelm Jung was a German Nazi politician.Jung was born in Nieder-Flörsheim in the Grand Duchy of Hesse as the son of an elementary school teacher. He earned a doctoral degree in law....
. Besides Martin Mutschmann
Martin Mutschmann
Martin Mutschmann was the Nazi Region Leader of the state of Saxony during the time of the Third Reich.-Biography:...
, he was the only governor charged with such a double function.
On 1 September 1939, SA
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...
-Obergruppenführer Sprenger became Reich Defence Commissar of Defence District XII, and as of 1 December 1943 also in the Gau of Hesse-Nassau. Later Sprenger was appointed High President of the new Prussian province of Nassau
Province of Nassau
The Province of Nassau was a province of Prussia from 1944-1945.Although all German states had been de facto dissolved since 1933, the Nazi government formally dissolved the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau into two provinces on 1 April 1944, Kurhessen and the province of Nassau.The name comes...
in 1944. He committed suicide in Kössen
Kössen
Kössen is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district and is located 24 km north of Kitzbühel as well as 15.50 km north of Sankt Johann in Tirol at the Kitzbühler Ache near the border to Germany.-Geography:...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
.