Friedrich Wambsganss

Friedrich Wambsganss
Gauleiter
Gau Rhinepfalz
In office
February 1925  13 March 1926
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byJosef Bürckel
Personal details
Born
Friedrich Heinrich Wambsganss

(1886-06-25)25 June 1886
Rehau, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died12 January 1979 (aged 92)
Rodalben, Rhineland Palatinate, West Germany
Resting placeKaiserslautern, Germany
CitizenshipGerman
Political partyNazi Party (NSDAP)
ProfessionSchoolteacher
Military service
Allegiance German Empire
Branch/serviceRoyal Bavarian Army
Years of service1908–1909
1914–1918
RankOberleutnant
Unit23rd Royal Bavarian Infantry Regiment
8th Royal Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsWorld War I
AwardsIron Cross, 1st and 2nd class

Friedrich Wambsganss, also known as "Fritz" Wambsganss (25 June 1886 – 12 January 1979) was a German schoolteacher, a Nazi Party official, an SA-Oberführer in the Nazi paramilitary organization, the Sturmabteilung (SA), and a Protestant synod president.