Theodor Steltzer
Theodor Steltzer | |
|---|---|
| Minister-president, Schleswig-Holstein | |
| In office 23 August 1946 – 29 April 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Hermann Lüdemann |
| Oberpräsident, Province of Schleswig-Holstein | |
| In office 15 November 1945 – 34 August 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Otto Hoevermann |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Landrat, Rendsburg district | |
| In office 1 October 1945 – 15 November 1945 | |
| In office 1 September 1920 – early 1933 | |
| Additional positions | |
| 1946–1947 | Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein Deputy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 December 1885 |
| Died | 27 October 1967 (aged 81) |
| Party | Christian Democratic Union of Germany |
| Alma mater | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
| Occupation | Military officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | German Empire |
| Branch/service | Royal Prussian Army |
| Years of service | 1904–1918 |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Theodor Hans Friedrich Steltzer (17 December 1885 – 27 October 1967) was a Prussian military officer and civil servant during the German Empire and the Weimar Republic. He was removed from office and prosecuted by the Nazis in 1933. Conscripted into the Wehrmacht during World War II, he became active in the German resistance to Nazism by joining the Kreisau Circle. After the failed plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler in July 1944, Steltzer was arrested and condemned to death in early 1945. Despite this, he survived the war, became a politician in the Christian Democratic Union of Germany and served as the first minister-president of Schleswig-Holstein from 1946 to 1947. After leaving office, he was active in several organizations dealing with public and international affairs.