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Kreisleiter Lorenz Zahneisen (* August 31st, 1897 in Bamberg - † October 20th, 1950 in Erlangen) was a Politician in the NSDAP during World War II.

Youth and World War
After attending elementary school learned Zahneisen the leno craft. In parallel, he attended the vocational training school. On August 3, 1914, he enlisted as a volunteer in the First World War, in which he until October 1917, the Royal Bavarian Reserve Field Artillery Regiment Nr. 9 fought. In war Zahneisen was wounded and with the Iron Cross II. Class and the Bavarian Military Merit Cross excellent.

Weimar Republic
1923 joined Zahneisen first time the Nazi Party. After the temporary ban on the party in the period from November 1923 to January 1925, he joined this again (membership number 3915) and now made ​​rapidly career as a party official. . As a leading National Socialists in Bamberg took Zahneisen the office of district leader in his home Joseph Goebbels, who got to know him at that time, ruled in 1927 after his first encounter with iron teeth:

"I learn wonderful people know. Especially tooth iron. A breed type. " [1]

In the Sturmabteilung (SA), the paramilitary formation of the Nazi Party, Zahneisen also took over management duties and rose to the rank of SA upper guide.

As a local politician Zahneisen 1929 City Council in Bamberg, in 1932 he received a parliamentary seat for the Bavarian Parliament. In June 1932 he was expelled from parliament for several months, as he had appeared for a meeting at party uniform. [2]

Nazi era
After the Nazis' seizure of power "in the spring of 1933 Zahneisen was appointed in April to volunteer First Mayor of the city of Bamberg, after the deposition of Luitpold Weegmann on 31 March 1934 he was mayor. At the same time he was district leader of the NSDAP. In this capacity, he was also for the destruction of the synagogue in charge of the city. However, evidence indicates that dental iron in contrast to the destructive policies prevail even deference to political persecution sometimes had: he seems his hand protectively over the later Federal Minister of Justice and Chairman of the FDP parliamentary group Thomas Dehler . to have held [3]

In November 1933 Zahneisen moved as MP for the constituency 26 ( francs ) in the Reichstag a, where he remained until the end of the Nazi regime in the spring of 1945.

Postwar
1948 Zahneisen was in the denazification of a Spruchkammer classified as a "fellow traveler", whereas he turned with the note: "I do not wish to be classified as a follower. I was always active member of the Nazi Party. " [4] After his internment In 1948, he was remanded in custody while the was investigating him in connection with the destruction of the Bamberg synagogue breach of the peace and arson. Because of these offenses Zahneisen on April 11th 1949. Four years prison sentenced. This penalty was, however, on June 3, 1950 decreased primarily due to his poor health for three years. In September 1950. Zahneisen was released early from prison. He died a month after a serious illness.

Awards

 * Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse (1914)


 * Militärverdienstkreuz