Edwin Gebauer

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Edwin Gebauer (born 16 June 1884 in Borna, Leipzig - date of death unknown) was a German politician and member of the Nazi Party.

From a rural background, Gebauer worked on the family poultry farm and at their forge before serving in the First World War with the Fuß-Artillerie-Regiment Nr. 12. He was awarded the Iron Cross Second Class and the Friedrich-August-Medal for his war service. [1]

Gebauer became involved in rightist politics in 1924 and joined the Nazi Party at an unknown date. [1] He became a leader in the Sturmabteilung in 1926, achieving the rank of SA- Sturmbannführer in 1931 and SA- Standartenführer in 1937. [1]

In the July 1932 election to the Reichstag , Gebauer was elected to serve as a member for electoral constituency 3 (Potsdam II) representing the Nazis. [2] He was not re-elected in November 1932 when the Nazis suffered a sizeable decline in their vote.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Joachim Lilla, Martin Döring, Andreas Schulz, Statisten in Uniform: Die Mitglieder des Reichstags 1933–1945. Ein biographisches Handbuch. Unter Einbeziehung der völkischen und nationalsozialistischen Reichstagsabgeordneten ab Mai 1924, Droste, Düsseldorf 2004, ISBN   3-7700-5254-4, p. 170
  2. Gebauer, Edwin entry in the Reichstag Members Database