Richard Arauner (19 April 1902 in

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– 1 November 1936 near Tabarz) was an ''

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'' in the ''

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'' (SS) and agricultural functionary. Richard Arauner was born into an Evangelical

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owner family and completed his farmer-diploma. In 1923 he joined the

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and participated in the

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. On May 1, 1933 Arauner became a member of the

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and on October 1, 1933 he joined the SS."Rasse, Raum und Autarkie Sachverständigengutachten zur Rolle des Reichsministeriums für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft in der NS-Zeit"
bmel.de. Retrieved 2016-03-16. Since 1931, Arauner was Chief of the Office of Agricultural Policy. Furthermore, he was a member of the German Reich Farm Council. Since his entry into the SS, he became officer in the

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(RuSHA). Arauner rose through the ranks, from ''

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'' to finally ''

''. On November 1, 1936 he died in a plane crash on the way back from the inauguration of the Farmers Council of Landesbauernschaft Saar-Pfalz. Arauner was buried in

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