Max Poepel

Max Poepel (21 October 1896 – 28 August 1966) was the acting Lord Mayor (Oberbürgermeister) of Aue in the German federal state of Saxony from the end of 1945. In this capacity he prevented the destruction of the most important bridges in the industrial town by German Wehrmacht forces.

Max Poepel
Lord Mayor of Aue
In office
Late 1945–April 1945
Deputy Lord Mayor of Aue
In office
1940–1945
Member of the Aue City Council
In office
1930s–1940s
Personal details
Political partyNSDAP (Nazis)
NicknameMayor Mad Max