Hans Nieland
Hans Heinrich Nieland | |
|---|---|
| Oberbürgermeister of Dresden | |
| In office 5 March 1940 – 19 February 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Rudolf Kluge |
| Succeeded by | Adalbert Wolpert |
| Senator, Hamburg State Government | |
| In office 18 May 1933 – 5 March 1940 | |
| Police Chief, Hamburg | |
| In office 5 March 1933 – 18 May 1933 | |
| Leader, NSDAP/AO (as Gauleiter 1 October 1932 – 15 March 1933) | |
| In office 1 May 1931 – 8 May 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Ernst Wilhelm Bohle |
| Reichstag Deputy | |
| In office 14 September 1930 – 12 November 1933 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 October 1900 |
| Died | 29 August 1976 (aged 75) |
| Resting place | Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg |
| Party | Nazi Party |
| Education | Ph.D. |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen University of Hamburg University of Münster |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Civilian awards | Golden Party Badge |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | German Empire Nazi Germany |
| Branch/service | Imperial German Army German Army |
| Years of service | 1918 1936–1945 |
| Rank | Oberleutnant |
| Unit | Field Artillery Regiment 22 (2nd Westphalian) |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Military awards | War Merit Cross, 2nd class |
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Hans Nieland (3 October 1900 – 29 August 1976) was a German lawyer and politician of the Nazi Party. He was elected to the Reichstag in 1930 and was the first leader of the NSDAP Foreign Organization from 1931 to 1933. As a senator, he was a leading executive of the state government of Hamburg from 1933 to 1940. He then served as Oberbürgermeister of Dresden from 1940 until 1945. He was placed on leave after the Allied air raids of February 1945. He held the rank of SS-Brigadeführer in the Allgemeine SS. At the end of the Second World War, he was interned by the Allies and underwent denazification, after which he worked in banking.