Wilhelm Weiss
Wilhelm Weiss | |
|---|---|
Weiss c. 1938 | |
| Editor-in-Chief Völkischer Beobachter | |
| In office 1938 – 8 May 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Alfred Rosenberg |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Chairman Reich Association of the German Press | |
| In office 1934 – 8 May 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Otto Dietrich |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wilhelm Weiß March 31, 1892 |
| Died | February 24, 1950 (aged 57) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch/service | Bavarian Army Luftstreitkräfte |
| Years of service | 1911–1920 |
| Rank | Hauptmann |
| Unit | 2nd Bavarian Foot Artillery Regiment Field Aviation Detachment 71 |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class Bavarian Military Merit Order, 4th class |
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Wilhelm Weiss (German Wilhelm Weiß) (31 March 1892 – 24 February 1950) was a German journalist who, in Nazi Germany, was an SA-Obergruppenführer as well as the editor-in-chief of the Nazi Party's official newspaper, the Völkischer Beobachter. Following the end of the Second World War, he was arrested, underwent denazification proceedings and was sentenced to three years in a labour camp.