Carl von Halfern
Carl von Halfern | |
|---|---|
| Oberpräsident Province of Pomerania | |
| In office June 1930 – 1 October 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Julius Lippmann |
| Succeeded by | Rudolf zur Bonsen |
| Regierungspräsident Stettin | |
| In office 1 April 1927 – June 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Leopold Höhnen |
| Succeeded by | Hans Simons |
| Regierungspräsident Hildesheim | |
| In office 1 October 1922 – 1 April 1927 | |
| Preceded by | Wilhelm Kutscher |
| Succeeded by | Leopold Höhnen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 April 1873 Burtscheid, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 20 October 1937 Wilmersdorf |
| Resting place | Heißbergfriedhof Burtscheid, Aachen |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | German People's Party |
| Alma mater | University of Strassburg Humboldt University of Berlin University of Bonn Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | German Empire |
| Branch/service | Royal Prussian Army |
| Years of service | 1897–1898 |
| Rank | Rittmeister |
| Unit | 5th (Westphalian) Uhlan Regiment |
| Awards | Iron Cross, 2nd class |
Carl (or Karl) Heinrich Gustav Julius von Halfern (8 April 1873 – 20 October 1937) was a German administrative lawyer who served in the civil service under the German Empire and the Weimar Republic. He was the district administrator of the Saarbrücken district (1916–19), the Regional President of Hildesheim (1922–27) and of Stettin (1927–30) and Oberpräsident of the Prussian Province of Pomerania (1930–33). A member of the German People's Party, he was removed as Oberpräsident shortly after the Nazi Party came into power.