Heinrich Haake

Heinrich “Heinz” Haake
Landeshauptmann of Rhine Province
In office
11 March 1933 – 8 May 1945
Preceded byJohannes Horion
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Gauleiter of Rhineland-South
In office
27 March 1925 – 1 June 1925
Appointed byAdolf Hitler
DeputyRobert Ley
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byRobert Ley
Additional positions
1933–1945Reichstag Deputy
1928–1933Landtag of Prussia Deputy
Personal details
Born(1892-01-24)24 January 1892
Died17 September 1945(1945-09-17) (aged 53)
PartyNazi Party
OccupationBank clerk
Civilian awardsGolden Party Badge
Military service
AllegianceGerman Empire
Branch/serviceImperial German Army
Years of service1914–1919
RankUnteroffizier
Battles/warsWorld War I
Military awardsIron Cross, 2nd class
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Heinrich "Heinz" Haake (24 January 1892 – 17 September 1945) was an early member and of the Nazi Party who briefly was the Gauleiter of the southern Rhineland. He served as a deputy in the Landtag of Prussia from 1928 to 1933 and in the Reichstag from 1933 to 1945. He also was the government administrator of the Rhine Province for the duration of the Nazi regime, and attained the rank of SA-Obergruppenführer in the Nazi paramilitary, the Sturmabteilung. At the end of the Second World War, he was taken prisoner by British forces and died while still in captivity.