Wilhelm Ohnesorge

Wilhelm Ohnesorge


Reich Postal Minister
In office 2 February 1937 – 30 April 1945
Chancellor	Adolf Hitler
Preceded by	Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach
Succeeded by	Julius Dorpmüller
State Secretary Reich Postal Ministry
In office 1 March 1933 – 2 February 1937

Personal details
Born	Karl Wilhelm Ohnesorge (1872-06-08)8 June 1872 Gräfenhainichen, Province of Saxony, German Empire
Died	1 February 1962(1962-02-01) (aged 89) Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Party	Nazi Party
Spouses	Elsbeth Marie Ebert (m. 1897; died 1915) Margarethe Adler (m. 1915; died 1952) Auguste Videcnik (m. 1940; died 2008)
Children	Lotti Ohnesorge
Alma mater	Kiel University Humboldt University of Berlin
Occupation	Postal Manager
Civilian awards	Golden Party Badge
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Military service
Allegiance	German Empire Nazi Germany
Branch/service	Imperial German Army NSKK
Years of service	1914–1918 (Army) 1937–1945 (NSKK)
Rank	Oberstleutnant (Army) Obergruppenführer (NSKK)
Commands	Chief, Telegraph Directorate (1915-1918)
Battles/wars	World War I
Military awards	Iron Cross (1st Class) Iron Cross (2nd Class)

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Karl Wilhelm Ohnesorge (8 June 1872 – 1 February 1962) was a German politician in Nazi Germany who sat in the Hitler cabinet. From 1937 to 1945, he was the Reichsminister of the Reich Postal Ministry, having succeeded Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach. Along with his ministerial duties, Ohnesorge also significantly delved into research relating to propagation and promotion of the Nazi Party through the radio, initiatives in German signals intelligence (SIGINT), including the interception of Anglo-American communications via the research department of the Reichspost, and the development of a proposed German atomic bomb.