13 Facts About Theodor Habicht

Theodor Habicht was a leading political figure in Nazi Germany.

Theodor Habicht played a leading role in the Austrian Nazi Party.

Theodor Habicht later served in the Wehrmacht and was killed in action on the Eastern Front at Nevel in 1944.

Theodor Habicht soon moved up to Ortsgruppenleiter and from 20 May 1928 was the leader of the Nazis on the Wiesbaden City Council.

In 1930, Theodor Habicht was elected to the Provincial Landtag of Hessen-Nassau.

Later given the title Landesinspekteur, Theodor Habicht was the effective leader of the Austrian Nazis although titualar leadership rested with Landesleiter Alfred Proksch.

Theodor Habicht was deported in March 1933 after the Austrian government finally decided to ban the Nazi Party outright.

An unpopular figure with many of the Austrians, he was excluded from the country after the failure, as Hitler placed the blame on Theodor Habicht, who had been responsible for determining the details of the coup attempt.

Severely discredited by the failure, Theodor Habicht went into seclusion in the Harz Mountains before he was allowed to take up the post of Oberburgermeister of Wittenberg in February 1937; he served until September 1939.

Theodor Habicht was then selected to be the next Oberburgermeister of Koblenz but was called up for military service and so he never formally took up that position.

However, when Theodor Habicht's plans were rejected by Johan Nygaardsvold and Haakon VII of Norway, Hitler lost faith in Theodor Habicht and ordered him into the Wehrmacht in September 1940.

Theodor Habicht spent the remainder of his life on the Eastern Front with the rank of Hauptmann and commanded an infantry company.

Theodor Habicht had been promoted to battalion commander shortly before he died in action at Nevel.