August Schneidhuber | |
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Police President, Munich | |
In office 7 April 1933 – 30 June 1934 | |
Preceded by | Heinrich Himmler |
Succeeded by | Otto von Oelhafen |
Führer, SA-Obergruppe VII | |
In office 1 July 1933 – 30 June 1934 | |
Führer, SA-Obergruppe IV | |
In office 1 April 1933 – 30 June 1933 | |
Führer, SA-Obergruppe III | |
In office 15 September 1932 – 31 March 1933 | |
Additional positions | |
1932–1934 | Reichstag Deputy |
1931–1932 | Führer, SA-Gruppe West |
1931 | Führer, SA-Gruppe Süd |
1929–1931 | Deputy OSAF-Süd |
Personal details | |
Born | Traunstein, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire | 8 May 1887
Died | June 30, 1934 Munich, Bavaria, Nazi Germany | (aged 47)
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
Political party | Nazi Party |
Profession | Military officer |
Military service | |
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic |
Branch/service | Imperial German Army Reichswehr |
Years of service | 1914–1918 1919–1920 |
Rank | Major of reserves |
Unit | 1st Royal Bavarian Foot Artillery Regiment |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Awards | Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class |
Ludwig Ernst August Schneidhuber (8 May 1887 – 30 June 1934) was a German military officer and an SA-Obergruppenführer in the Sturmabteilung (SA), the Nazi Party's paramilitary organization. He held several high-level SA commands and was the Police President in Munich. He was murdered along with many other SA leaders in the Night of the Long Knives.