Paul Wegener (Gauleiter)

Paul Wegener
Gauleiter, Gau Weser-Ems
In office
18 May 1942 – 8 May 1945
Preceded byCarl Röver
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Reichsstatthalter,
Free State of Oldenburg
In office
18 May 1942 – 8 May 1945
Preceded byCarl Röver
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Reichsstatthalter, Bremen
In office
18 May 1942 – 8 May 1945
Preceded byCarl Röver
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Leader of Task Force "Wegener,"
Reichskommissariat Norwegen
In office
1 October 1940 – 15 May 1942
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byHans-Hendrik Neumann
Deputy Gauleiter of Gau Kurmark
In office
7 August 1936 – 15 May 1942
Preceded byWerner Schmuck
Succeeded byVictor von Podbielski
Personal details
Born(1908-10-01)1 October 1908
Died5 May 1993(1993-05-05) (aged 84)
PartyNazi Party
Military service
AllegianceNazi Germany
Branch/service
Years of service
  • 1937
  • 1941
RankGefreiter
SS-Obergruppenführer
UnitArtillery Regiment 6,
1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
Battles/warsGerman invasion of Greece
AwardsIron Cross, 2nd class
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Paul Wegener (1 October 1908 – 5 May 1993) was a German Nazi Party official and politician who served as the Gauleiter of Gau Weser-Ems as well as the Reichsstatthalter of both Bremen and the Free State of Oldenburg.