Fritz Schmidt
Illustration — Arthur Seyß-Inquart & Fritz Schmidt (1941) Fritz Schmidt (19 November 1903 in Eisbergen, nowadays part of Porta Westfalica, Westphalia – 26 June 1943 in Chartres) was the German Commissioner-General for Political Affairs and Propaganda in the occupied Netherlands between 1940 and 1943, one of four assistants to the Governor-General, Arthur Seyss-Inquart. He is regarded as a compromiser and promoted the interests of Anton Mussert and the Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging (NSB). In March 1936, Schmidt was elected to the Reichstag for electoral constituency 17 (Westphalia North).
Fritz Schmidt
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- Born
- 1903 · Eisbergen.
- Died
- 1943 · Chartres.
- Nationality
- German Reich
- Occupation
- politician · photographer
- Honours
- Golden Party Badge
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Arthur Seyß-Inquart & Fritz Schmidt (1941) Fritz Schmidt (19 November 1903 in Eisbergen, nowadays part of Porta Westfalica, Westphalia – 26 June 1943 in Chartres) was the German Commissioner-General for Political Affairs and Propaganda in the occupied Netherlands between 1940 and 1943, one of four assistants to the Governor-General, Arthur Seyss-Inquart. He is regarded as a compromiser and promoted the interests of Anton Mussert and the Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging (NSB). In March 1936, Schmidt was elected to the Reichstag for electoral constituency 17 (Westphalia North).
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Schmidt died at the age of 39 on 26 June 1943 when he "fell, jumped, or was pushed out of a train", and was succeeded by Wilhelm Ritterbusch.
Fritz Schmidt is recorded as politician and photographer.
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1903
Fritz Schmidt born at Eisbergen.
1943
Fritz Schmidt died at Chartres.
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- 1.2025-03. Artikel über den Tod 1943 von Fritz Schmidt in der DeWeZet 14. Dezember 2013.
- 2.Reinhold Kölling: Das Unglück in Veltheim am 31. März 1925, unter Historisches auf Veltheim-Weser.de. 20180728221424.
- 3.Reinhold Kölling: Das Reichswehrunglück am 31. März 1925 in Veltheim und seine Folgen. 20180728221424.
- 4.Wolfgang Stelbrink: Die Kreisleiter der NSDAP in Westfalen und Lippe, Nordrhein-Westfälisches Staatsarchiv Münster, Münster 2003, S. 185.
- 5.Bundesarchiv R 9361-IX KARTEI/38051661
- 6.Konrad Kwiet: Reichskommissariat Niederlande. Versuch und Scheitern nationalsozialistischer Neuordnung. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart 1968, S. 80.
- 7.Gerhard Hirschfeld: Fremdherrschaft und Kollaboration. Die Niederlande unter deutscher Besatzung 1940–1945. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart 1984, S. 27.
- 8.Gerhard Hirschfeld: Fremdherrschaft und Kollaboration. Die Niederlande unter deutscher Besatzung 1940–1945. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart 1984, S. 33.
- 9.Konrad Kwiet: Reichskommissariat Niederlande. Versuch und Scheitern nationalsozialistischer Neuordnung. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart 1968, S. 86–91.
- 10.Konrad Kwiet: Reichskommissariat Niederlande. Versuch und Scheitern nationalsozialistischer Neuordnung. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart 1968, S. 172.
- 11.Robert Bohn: Die deutsche Herrschaft in den "germanischen" Ländern 1940-1945, Franz-Steiner-Verlag, Stuttgart 1997, S. 147, Fußnote 10. Gerhard Hirschfeld: Fremdherrschaft und Kollaboration. Die Niederlande unter deutscher Besatzung 1940–1945, Stuttgart 1984, S. 217, Fußnote 183.
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