Gerhard Krüger (politician)

Gerhard Krüger (born 6 December 1908 in Mottlau, Danzig – died 22 May 1994 in Hesslingen, Hessisch Oldendorf) was a Nazi Party student leader and later a leading figure within the neo-Nazi movement.

Krüger first came to politics as a member of the Bund Oberland and it was from this basis that he was attracted to Nazism, joining the Sturmabteilung in 1926 and the Nazi Party itself in 1928. He became the leader of Nazi student groups at both the University of Leipzig and the University of Greifswald and in 1933 was appointed head of the Deutsche Studentenschaft.

Krüger's profile began to rise within the Nazi Party and in 1936 he was appointed to serve under Philipp Bouhler as ministerial leader of the Investigation Committee for the Protection of National Socialist Literature, a body that sought to ensure all published books conformed to Nazi ideology, with a special remit to examine books on economics. Around this time he also published two books, The Indestructible Reich and a biography of Adolf Hitler.

Krüger then entered the diplomatic service, serving initially under Martin Luther before working for Otto Abetz in Paris. However he was dismissed from this position due to a sexual harassment case. He briefly joined the army in 1942 before serving as a history lecturer at the University of Strasbourg and a professor at Posen University. He was captured by the British and held at the internment camp at Staumühle. Following his release Krüger had to find employment as a textiles sales representative due to his associations with the Nazi university system.

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