Julius Dorpmüller
Julius Dorpmüller | |
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Dorpmüller in 1939 | |
| Reich Minister for Transport | |
| In office 2 February 1937 – 30 April 1945 | |
| President | Adolf Hitler (as Führer) |
| Chancellor | Adolf Hitler |
| Preceded by | Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Reich Minister of Transport, Communications and Posts | |
| In office 5 May 1945 – 23 May 1945 | |
| President | Karl Dönitz |
| Chancellor | Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Minister for Transport) Wilhelm Ohnesorge (as Postal Minister) |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 July 1869 Elberfeld, Rhine Province, North German Confederation |
| Died | 5 July 1945 (aged 75) Malente, Schleswig-Holstein, Allied-occupied Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Nazi Party (from 1 February 1941) |
| Known for | Leading the Deutsche Reichsbahn during World War II |
Julius Heinrich Dorpmueller (24 July 1869 – 5 July 1945) was general manager of Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft from 1926 to 1945, a Nazi politician and the Reich Minister for Transport from 1937 to 1945.