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SS-Sturmbannführer der Reserve Konrad Zahn (* April 6th, 1891 in Walldorf (Baden) - † July 28th, 1980 in Heidelberg) was a Politician in the NSDAP during World War II. He also was a member of the 18th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division "Horst Wessel" in the Waffen SS during World War II.

Life and work
Dental attended elementary school and secondary school to Untersekunda. From 1907 to 1910 he studied architecture at the Staatstechnikum Karlsruhe and completed his training with an architect. From 1910 to 1912 he did his military service in the Grenadier Regiment 110. At the First World War he took from 1914 to 1918 with the 6th Company of Infantry Regiment 112 and the Bavarian 3. Machine-gun company part. After being wounded six times, and with the Iron Cross I. and II. Class and the Badische Service Medal was awarded, in October 1918 he became a prisoner of war, was released from the March 1920. Since 1920 certified architect and builder, dental worked until 1933 as an independent architect in Heidelberg.

In March 1920, dental joined the German Nationalists protection and Trutzbund at. In August 1928 he became a member of the NSDAP (membership number 245481.); In July 1929 he joined the SS (SS no. 1,868) a. Tooth built in September 1929, the SS in Heidelberg; From August 1931, he was responsible for the Sturmbannführer Sturmbann I / 32 in Heidelberg. He was a city councilor in Heidelberg from October 1930 to 1933.

After the transfer of power to the National Socialists tooth was several months deputy in the parliament of Baden. From November 1933 to March 1936, he sat as MP for the constituency 32 (Baden) in Nazi Reichstag. In the Reichstag elections of March 29, 1936, he ran again, but received no mandate. In Heidelberg tooth was 1935-1945 alderman of the city according to the German community order.

In the SS tooth was last promoted in February 1934 Standartenfiihrer. Last used as leader of the 35th SS regiment, left tooth in June 1935 from the active SS service and had been working as an independent architect in Heidelberg.

In the Second World War tooth belonged to the Waffen-SS on. In January 1940 he was lieutenant of the reserve at the 8th SS Totenkopfstandarte in Krakow. Between March 1940 and October 1943, he was a member of the entity resulting from the Totenkopfstandarte SS Infantry Regiment 8, most recently as company commander and deputy commander of a battalion. 1944 and 1945 he was commander of the troops replenishment of the 18th SS Volunteer Panzer Grenadier Division "Horst Wessel". In November 1944, he was promoted to SS-Sturmbannführer the reserve.

Awards

 * Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse (1914)


 * Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse (1914)


 * Badischen Verdienstmedaille