Gustav Hermann Schmischke | |
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Gauleiter Gau Anhalt | |
In office 17 July 1925 –1 September 1926 | |
Appointed by | Adolf Hitler |
Preceded by | Dr. Tesch |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Gauleiter Gau Anhalt-North Saxony Province | |
In office 1 September 1926 –1 April 1927 | |
Appointed by | Adolf Hitler |
Preceded by | Position created |
Succeeded by | Wilhelm Friedrich Loeper |
Personal details | |
Born | Reichertswalde,Province of East Prussia,Kingdom of Prussia,German Empire | 19 December 1883
Died | unknown |
Political party | Nazi Party |
Alma mater | University of Heidelberg |
Profession | Physician |
Gustav Hermann Schmischke (born 19 December 1883 - death date unknown) was the Nazi Party Gauleiter of Gau Anhalt and,later,Gau Anhalt-North Saxony Province (Gau Anhalt-Provinz Sachsen Nord).
Schmischke was born in Reichertswalde,East Prussia (today the village of Markowo,Ostróda County,Poland). He attended volksschule and gymnasium through 1903. He then studied at the University of Heidelberg,earning a degree in medicine in 1910. In 1913,he went into private practice as a general practitioner. In 1924 he was elected to the Landtag of Anhalt,serving until 1928. [1]
On 6 July 1925 Schmischke joined the Nazi Party (membership number 9,355) and on 17 July 1925 he was entrusted with the leadership of Gau Anhalt,replacing Dr. Tesch of Bernburg as Gauleiter . He worked at strengthening the internal cohesion of the Party and building a more efficient organization,and succeeded in forming several new local branches. [2]
On 1 September 1926,Schmischke's jurisdiction was enlarged by a merger with the two neighboring Gaue of Magdeburg and Elbe-Havel. The new district was named Gau Anhalt-North Saxony Province. However,after differences developed between Schmischke and the Ortsgruppe (Local Group) in Dessau,he submitted his resignation on 28 February 1927. This was approved on 1 April 1927 and he was succeeded by his Deputy Gauleiter,Wilhelm Friedrich Loeper. [1]
Schmischke subsequently served as the Gau Representative for Population and Racial Policy. In 1935 he became the department head in the Party's Office of Public Health in Gau Magdeburg-Anhalt. In November 1941 he was named Gaugehundsheitsführer (Gau Health Leader). Schmischke was a recipient of the Golden Party Badge. Nothing further is known of his subsequent life. [1]
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