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Erich Neumann (politician)
Erich Neumann (born 31 May 1892 – died 1948 or 23 March 1951) was a Nazi politician. Neumann was born in Forst (Lausitz) into a Protestant family. His father was a factory owner. After receiving his Abitur, Neumann studied law and economics at the universities of Freiburg, Leipzig and Halle. He served in World War I and reached the rank of First Lieutenant ( Oberleutnant). In 1920, he served as governmental civil servant () in the Prussian Ministry of the Interior, and thereafter in the Essen District Office. Neumann became Senior Executive Officer (Regierungsrat) in the Prussian Ministry of Commerce in 1923. In 1927/28, he became District President () in Freystadt (Lower Silesia), then served as Ministerial Junior Assistant Secretary () again in the Prussian Ministry of Commerce. In September 1932, he was appointed Permanent Secretary (Ministerialdirektor) in the Prussian Ministry of State, where he was in charge of administrative reforms. Neumann joined the Nazi Party i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Year Plan
The Four Year Plan was a series of economic measures initiated by Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany in 1936. Hitler placed Hermann Göring in charge of these measures, making him a Reich Plenipotentiary (Reichsbevollmächtigter) whose jurisdiction cut across the responsibilities of various cabinet ministries, including those of the Minister of Economics, the Defense Minister and the Minister of Agriculture. The Four Year Plan was part of the alternative governmental structure created by Hitler and the Nazi Party, which included entities such as Organisation Todt and the unification of the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) and the German police forces, including the Gestapo, under Heinrich Himmler. The primary purpose of the Four Year Plan was to provide for the rearmament of Germany, and to prepare the country for self-sufficiency in four years, from 1936 to 1940. Aside from emphasizing the rebuilding of the nation's military defenses, in disregard of the restrictions imposed on Germany by the Trea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |