Eugen Munder was an early member of the Nazi Party and Gauleiter of Gau Wurttemberg-Hohenzollern.
10 Facts About Eugen Munder
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Eugen Munder was conscripted in 1917, assigned to Field Artillery Regiment 13 in Ulm and participated in World War I Eugen Munder saw action on the front lines in Field Artillery Regiment No 116 and in Sturmbataillon 16.
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Eugen Munder resumed his career in the civil service, working as an actuary and passing written and oral examinations in 1921.
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Eugen Munder was a very effective organizer and re-founded the party's Gau headquarters, becoming the local branch leader in Stuttgart.
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From 1925 to 1928 Eugen Munder served as the editor and publisher of a local Nazi newspaper, The Southwest German Observer.
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Eugen Munder was involved in a major row over the candidate list for upcoming elections to the Wurttemberg Landtag.
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When Hitler supported his rival Christian Mergenthaler to head the list over him, Eugen Munder resigned as Gauleiter on 9 January 1928.
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Eugen Munder then was expelled from the NSDAP on 18 January 1928 and thereafter played no active part in politics.
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Eugen Munder resumed his career as a civil servant, working largely in the field of health insurance.
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Eugen Munder was found to have a slow growing brain tumor and he died on 20 November 1952.