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German officer (1897-1972)

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Emil Maurice was a German politician, born in Westermoor on 1 January 1897. He was a member of the Nazi Party and the German Workers' Party, and belonged to the Sturmabteilung, the Stoßtrupp Adolf Hitler, the Schutzstaffel and the Freikorps Oberland, holding the rank of Oberführer under an allegiance to Nazi Germany. He took part in the Beer Hall Putsch and in World War II, and received the Golden Party Badge and the Blood Order.

Maurice worked in horology and had an unmarried partnership with Geli Raubal. He died in Munich on 1 January 1972.

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Type
Person
Country
FR
Active from
1875-03-07
Active to
1937-12-28

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Key facts

Preceded by
Office established
Succeeded by
Hans Ulrich Klintzsch
Born
( 1897-01-19 ) 19 January 1897, Westermoor , German Empire
Died
6 February 1972 (1972-02-06) (aged 75), Munich , West Germany
Spouse
Hedwig Maria Anna Ploetz ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1935 ) ​
Occupation
Personal chauffeur for Adolf Hitler , Reichstag deputy
Allegiance
Nazi Germany
Branch service
Schutzstaffel , Luftwaffe
Years of service
1919–1945
Rank
SS- Oberführer
Battles wars
World War II

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Emil
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Westermoor
Place of death
Munich
Occupation
politician
Political party
German Workers' Party
Languages spoken
German
Participant in
Beer Hall Putsch
Field of work
horology
Conflict
World War II
Military rank
Oberführer
Image
Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1980-073-19A, Emil Maurice.jpg
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date of birth
1897-01-19
date of death
1972-02-06
Commons category
Emil Maurice
unmarried partner
Geli Raubal
name in native language
Emil Maurice
allegiance
Nazi Germany
name in kana
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Encyclopedic overview

Emil Maurice ( German pronunciation: [ˈeːmiːl moˈʁiːs]; 19 January 1897 – 6 February 1972) was a German Nazi official and a founding member of the Schutzstaffel (SS). He was Adolf Hitler's first personal chauffeur, and one of only a few people of mixed Jewish and ethnic German ancestry to serve in the SS.

Maurice had no Jewish parents or grandparents, and was thus considered a German and not classified as Jewish or Mischling under the Nuremberg Laws; nonetheless, one of his great-grandfathers (1805–1896) was Jewish, and the more racially stringent SS required officers to prove Aryan ancestry back to 1750. Accordingly, he was given the status of Honorary Aryan by Hitler.

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