Life

was born as a son of a shoemaker and learned the bricklayer and Steinhauerhandwerk. In the 1. World war became as an infantry second lieutenant with the iron cross 1. Class excellently and heavily wounds.

After end of the war the free corps followed Epp and took part in the removal of the soviet republic in Bavaria. 1921 it occurred the NSDAP and SA and participated in the failed revolution attempt of Hitler on 9 November 1923 (to the march in such a way specified on field-gentleman-resounded in Munich).

By attendance of resuming schools qualified itself as an architect. It exercised this occupation into the 1920er years obviously without large success in Munich. Originally it should with the architect Otto Schiedermaier in July 1930 of the NSDAP purchased and Barlow palaces intended for their office and party headquarterses (after introduction "“brown house"” mentioned) in the residents of Munich Brienner road changes. In addition it did not come however, since Hitler assigned the more renowned architect Paul Ludwig Troost hereby.

Also in the SA it did not bring into a top place. Only 1943 he was appointed the SA brigade leader. It was however member of the SA culture committee and president of the medal the Bavarian bravery medal.

1931 appeared first work, the world war novel "“the faith in Germany"” in the central publishing house of the NSDAP Franz rather descendant GmbH in Munich. The cinematic conversion of this novel, with which (and Ludwig Schmid Wildy) led direction, was carried out 1934 under the title "“combat patrol 1917"”. The book belongs with an edition of approx. 800,000 copies to the most successful world war novels. In the foreword of the novel provided with the sub-title "“a war experiencing from Verdun to the fall"” wrote - which seemed - to Hitler very rarely: "“Here the legacy of the front is laid down! A simple soldier, who did not intend to increase the war literature was written in work for many years and laborious apart from his occupation a load of the soul"”. (S. articles of walter Delabar "“stopping, stop, he - stops nevertheless once!"” in: "“From Richthofen to Remarque"” Hrsg. Thomas F. cutters, York, 2003)

Its second novel "“the instruction of the conscience"” of 1937 (sub-title: "“A novel of confusions of the post-war period and the first collection"”), represents the fight of the free corps in the post-war period and the National Socialist movement as continuation of the military fight of the front soldiers.

was due to its participation in the march on field-gentleman-resounds 1923 carriers of the so-called blood medal and the golden decoration of the NSDAP. 1933 it was distinguished with the poet price of the city Munich and 1938 with the culture price of the SA.

Murder night in Penzberg 1945 and thereafter

Briefly before end of war to 28. /29. April 1945 left as a leader "“who wolf"” to - command several citizens of Penzberg, a place south of Munich, when traitors since they had set their mayor off and to capitulate wanted. This massacre became as Penzberger murder night admits. was condemned for this 1948 to death. The higher regional court Munich rejected the revision request as unfounded, however the punishment converted due to in the meantime changed legal situation into life imprisonment with continuing honouring loss.

The arbitration board procedure for the Entnazifizierung led 1952 to the classification as "“loading"” and to a punishment of two years labour camps, fortune withdrawal and a ten-year professional disqualification. 1958 received for health reasons of detention spare up to its death on 13 February 1964 in Munich.

Works

• The faith in Germany, 1931
• The instruction of the conscience, 1937
• The pressure post, 1940
• The shrapnel tree, 1940
• More closely under the weapons. A war yearbook of German seal Portraitphotographien with short bibliographies, Kurzbiographien and work samples of the most well-known poets of the time: Leipzig: Poeschel and Trepte, 1941

Literature

• Walter Delabar: "“Stopping, stop, he stop - stops nevertheless once!"” Hans "“The faith in Germany (1931)"”. In: Thomas's F. cutter (Hrsg.): From Richthofen to Remarque. Amsterdam New York: Rodopi. 2003. P. 399-421. (= Amsterdamer of contributions to the newer Germanistik; 53)

Related links

• Kurzbiografie and literature to Hans
• The Penzberger murder night

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