Franz Gürtner
| Franz Gürtner | |
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Franz Gürtner with Golden Party Badge (Goldenes Parteiabzeichen), 1938
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| Reich Minister of Justice | |
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In office 1 June 1932 – 29 January 1941 |
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| President |
Paul von Hindenburg (1932–1934) Adolf Hitler (as Führer) (1934–1941) |
| Chancellor |
Franz von Papen (1932) Kurt von Schleicher (1932–1933) Adolf Hitler (1933–1941) |
| Preceded by | Curt Joël |
| Succeeded by | Franz Schlegelberger (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
26 August 1881 Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire |
| Died | 29 January 1941 (aged 59) Berlin, Nazi Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party |
German National People's Party (DNVP) until 1933 Nazi Party (NSDAP) from 1937 |
| Spouse(s) | Luise Stoffel (m. 1920) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Munich |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Franz Gürtner (26 August 1881 – 29 January 1941) was a German Minister of Justice in Adolf Hitler's cabinet, responsible for coordinating jurisprudence in the Third Reich. He provided official sanction and legal grounds for a series of actions under the Hitler administration.
Gürtner was the son of Franz Gürtner (locomotive engineer) and Marie Gürtner, née Weinzierl. After the gymnasium in 1900 in Regensburg, he studied law at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. After eight semesters he made in 1904 his university examination. His preparation for Bavarian civil service was interrupted for the military service in the Königlich Bayerisches 11. Infanterie-Regiment „von der Tann“. After his second Staatsexamen in 1908 he worked as syndic for a Munich brewery association. On October 1, 1909, he entered the higher civil service of the Bavarian ministry of justice. On August 7, 1914 Gürtner was drafted as a reserve officer for military service in First World War. He served with the 11th Infantry Regiment on the Western Front. He rose to deputy battalion commander and received the Iron Cross II and I. Class and the Military Merit Order (Bavaria) IV class with swords. From September 1917 he took part with the Bavarian Infantry Battalion 702 (as Expeditionary Force) in the fights in Palestine. Therefore, he received the House Order of Hohenzollern with swords <and the Gallipoli Star>. His appointment as battalion commander on October 31, 1918 was the day of the surrender of the Ottoman Empire. He led the battalion back to Konstantinopel and arrived on March 17, 1919 in Wilhelmshaven, where he was demobilized.
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