Karl Fiehler
Karl Fiehler | |
|---|---|
Fiehler in September 1938 | |
| Mayor of Munich | |
| In office 20 March 1933 – 4 May 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Karl Scharnagl |
| Succeeded by | Karl Scharnagl |
| Reichsleiter | |
| In office 2 June 1933 – 8 May 1945 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 August 1895 Braunschweig, German Empire |
| Died | 8 December 1969 (aged 74) Dießen am Ammersee, Bavaria, West Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Nazi Party |
| Occupation | Merchant |
| Military service | |
| Rank | SS-Obergruppenführer |
Karl Fiehler (31 August 1895 – 8 December 1969) was a German Nazi Party (NSDAP) official and Mayor of Munich from 1933 until 1945. He was an early member of the Nazi Party having joined in 1920. In 1933, he became a Reichsleiter in the party and was a member of the Reichstag. In March 1933, he was appointed Mayor of Munich and held that post until the end of World War II in Europe. During his time as mayor, Fiehler was zealously antisemitic and saw to it that the Jewish population of the city was persecuted. After the war in January 1949, Fiehler was sentenced to two years in a labour camp, but the sentence was suspended given the previous three-and-a-half years of detention he had already served.