1. Otto Hellmuth was a member of the Nazi Party and the Gauleiter in Lower Franconia from 1928 to 1945.
16 Facts About Otto Hellmuth
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Otto Hellmuth returned to Germany in October 1918 after being severely gassed.
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Otto Hellmuth studied dentistry at the University of Freiburg and the University of Wurzburg.
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Otto Hellmuth received his doctorate in 1922 and began practice as a dentist.
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Otto Hellmuth joined the Nazi Party in 1922 before it was outlawed and re-joined in December 1925.
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Otto Hellmuth served as an Ortsgruppenleiter in Wurzburg and joined the municipal council in Marktbreit.
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On 20 May 1928, Hellmuth was elected to the Bavarian Landtag.
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On 1 October 1928, Otto Hellmuth was appointed Gauleiter of Lower Franconia.
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Three weeks before the first nationwide anti-Jewish boycott began in 1933, Otto Hellmuth had already forced the closing of Jewish-owned stores and offices in Wurzburg.
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Otto Hellmuth had the Gau renamed Mainfranken on 30 July 1935.
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In September 1935, Otto Hellmuth was made a member of the Academy for German Law.
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Unlike almost all other Gauleiters, Otto Hellmuth did not belong to the SA or the SS.
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Otto Hellmuth lived here in great luxury with a large household staff.
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Over most of his term, Otto Hellmuth was not an impressive personality.
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Otto Hellmuth was tried at Dachau and sentenced to death.
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Otto Hellmuth was released from Landsberg Prison in June 1955, settled in Kassel, and resumed his dental practice.