15 Facts About Franz Maierhofer

Franz Maierhofer was a Gauleiter of the Nazi Party for the Upper Palatinate and Lower Bavaria.

Franz Maierhofer was a member of the SS and the Wehrmacht.

Franz Maierhofer was killed in action on the Russian Front in World War II.

Franz Maierhofer attended officer training classes and was promoted to Leutnant in August 1916.

Franz Maierhofer was awarded the Iron Cross, first and second class.

Franz Maierhofer resumed his education, training as an elementary school teacher in Amberg from 1920 to 1922.

Franz Maierhofer was eventually dismissed from public school service on 1 November 1932 due to his political activities.

On 16 April 1927 Maierhofer joined the Nazi Party.

Franz Maierhofer served as Bezirksleiter in Auerbach from 1927.

Franz Maierhofer was named Deputy Gauleiter of the Upper Palatinate in November 1929 when Gauleiter Adolf Wagner was transferred to Greater Munich.

When Heines left to take up a staff position in the Sturmabteilung high command, Franz Maierhofer was named Gauleiter of the Upper Palatinate on 15 November 1930.

However just several months later, the SA leadership of the Gau filed a complaint alleging that Franz Maierhofer had not properly allocated money due to the SA.

Franz Maierhofer was relieved of his office on 13 January 1933.

In November 1933 Franz Maierhofer joined the Schutzstaffel and held several staff positions between 1935 and 1937, including in the office of the Reichsfuhrer-SS.

In 1937 Franz Maierhofer reentered military service as a Leutnant of the reserves.