14 Facts About Erich Schmiedicke

Erich Schmiedicke was a German Nazi Party official and politician.

Erich Schmiedicke attended helmsman's school in Hamburg, passed the German helmsman's examination in March 1914 and joined the German merchant navy until the outbreak of the First World War.

From August 2,1914 until the end of the war in 1918, Erich Schmiedicke again served in the Imperial Navy as a Leutnant zur See and Oberleutnant zur See.

In 1919 and 1920, Erich Schmiedicke was a member of the Freikorps.

Erich Schmiedicke was a co-founder of the first Ortsgruppe in Berlin and organized the first SA branch in the capital as well.

Erich Schmiedicke headed the SA Berlin branch until the ban on the Party and the SA in the wake of the failed Beer Hall Putsch in November 1923.

Consequently, on 28 February 1926, Schlange was placed on leave due to his inability to heal the divisions within the local Party and Erich Schmiedicke was left in charge as Acting Gauleiter.

Schlange officially resigned on 20 June 1926 and Erich Schmiedicke continued to lead the Gau; however, he was unable to bring unity to the squabbling factions.

Goebbels gave the post of Deputy Gauleiter to Kurt Daluege, and Erich Schmiedicke was temporarily out of a job.

In 1931 Erich Schmiedicke was appointed as Business Manager for Gau Brandenburg and the next year he became its Deputy Gauleiter, again under Ernst Schlange.

At the 5 March 1933 Reichstag election, Erich Schmiedicke was elected as a deputy for electoral constituency 4.

When Gauleiter Schlange resigned on 16 March 1933, Erich Schmiedicke again was elevated to Acting Gauleiter.

In July 1933, Erich Schmiedicke was named Acting Oberburgermeister of the city of Guben in eastern Brandenburg, as well as police administrator for the city.

Erich Schmiedicke rejoined the SA on 9 November 1938 with the rank of SA-Standartenfuhrer, and was placed in charge of Standarte 451.