Hermann Richard Paul Czirniok (23 December 1903 – 3 January 1982) was a politician and a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party in the Nazi Germany. From 1932 to 1933 he was a member of the Landtag of Prussia, and in 1934, a mayor of Szczecin (now located in Poland).
Hermann Czirniok | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Szczecin | |
| In office 1934–1934 | |
| Preceded by | Erich Mix |
| Succeeded by | Werner Faber (as the high mayor) |
| Member of the Landtag of Prussia | |
| In office 1932–1933 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 December 1903 Hamburg, German Empire (now part of Germany) |
| Died | 3 January 1982 (aged 78) Großhansdorf, West Germany (now part of Germany) |
| Political party | National Socialist German Workers' Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Biography
editHermann Czirniok was born on 23 December 1903 in Hamburg, German Empire. After graduating from a primary school, he had completed an apprenticeship as a confectioner, attended a business school, and later worked as a confectioner's assistant.[1][2][3]
On 16 October 1925 Czirniok had joined the National Socialist German Workers' Party, and later become a chairperson of the local party division in Szczecin. In 1929 he became a member of the city council, and the chairperson of the party parliamentary group. In 1930 Czirniok became party district leader (Kreisleiter).[1][2] In October 1932, he and other party members were arrested for inciting a riot during a party convention in Słupsk.[4] From 1932 to 1933 he was a member of the Landtag of Prussia. In 1934 Czirniok was a mayor of Szczecin, until the office was disestablished, and its functions merged with the role of the high mayor. During the 1936 elections, he unsuccessfully run for office of a member of the Reichstag (the national parliament).[1][2]
Czirniok died on 3 January 1982 in Großhansdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany.[2][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Erich Stockhorst: 5000 Köpfe. Wer war was im 3. Reich. Kiel: Arndt, 2000. ISBN 3-88741-116-1. (in German)
- ^ a b c d Ernst Kienast (editor): Handbuch für den Preußischen Landtag, Ausgabe für die 5. Berlin: Wahlperiode, 1933, p. 316.
- ^ Tadeusz Białecki: Encyklopedia Szczecina, vol. 1: A-O. Szczecin: University of Szczecin, 1999, p. 141. ISBN 9788387341459. (in Polish)
- ^ "Gut Harzburg allewege!". In: Der Funke, vol. 1, issue 248B. Berlin: Internationaler Sozialistischer Kampfbund, 31 October 1932, p. 5. (in German)
- ^ "Mandatsträger - Politische Personen der Weimarer Republik". politische-elite-weimar.de (in German).