"Gauleiter, Volume 2" - Nearing release from R. J. Bender

[Michael Miller]

Just received from Roger Bender: The fully-formatted final draft, with all pictures in place and practically ready for the printers, of Gauleiter: The Regional Leaders of the Nazi Party and Their Deputies, Volume II (Georg Joel to Dr. Bernhard Rust). 45 biographies covering all Gauleiters with names beginning in "J" through "R" (excluding the pre-Anschluss Austrian illegals, who will appear in Volume IV), as well as a lengthy, very detailed, and illustrated addendum to Volume I. 454 pages, down quite a bit from Volume I's 560, but I used a slightly smaller font in this second volume. Trust me, it's packed with more information and imagery than anyone could ever want or need on these repulsive individuals.

Thanks to all for your patience. As has been pointed out to me a time or three, it's been 4 years since the release of Volume I (but that's 4 years less than the span between I and II of my "SS & Police" series, for whatever that's worth). Thanks also to the many WAF members who contributed images of items in their collections that once belonged to a number of the men featured in the book.

I just need to do one final sweep to correct my own typos (and actual errors of substance), then I'll ship this bastard back to Roger and it'll probably be up for sale around Christmas time.

Best wishes,
~ Mike

[ebj]

Great! When can we expect Leaders of the Storm Troops vol. 2?

[Michael Miller]

Spring 2017 for "Leaders of the Storm Troops, Volume 2". Captioning photos- over 800 of them- which is, inexplicably, always the most tedious and time-consuming part of a project for me. I'm about 40% into it, and expect to be done within the next month or two. But the text portion is complete.

~ Mike

[Barry Brown]

Thanks for the updates, Michael.

[ebj]

Great. Thanks, Mike!

[behblc]

Both are within sight of release.

[Bob Hritz]

This is very exciting news!!!!!

Bob Hritz

[Br. James]

Definitely exciting news! Congrats, Michael!

Br. James

[der-hase-fee]

I have been waiting since 2011. What took so long ?

[Michael Miller]

Well, to be precise, May 2012, but yes, it's been a long wait.
Got sidetracked with a couple other projects. Despite my slow follow-through, I hope you'll be pleased with this second volume.

Best wishes,
~ Mike

[Michael Miller]

With Gauleiter 2 on the verge of release (late January 2017, per Roger Bender's latest catalog), I am dedicating much of my energy this year to the completion of the third installment, which will cover all Gauleiter from S - Z (Fritz Sauckel through Hans Zimmermann), as well as all the known pre-Anschluβ Austrians (illegal/unofficial office holders). My coauthor, Andreas Schulz, is doing remarkable and groundbreaking work in digging up documentation on the latter, and frequently provides the names and data on hitherto unknown (to me) leaders of the Party in the Austrian Gaue.

The fourth and final volume will cover all stellvertretender (deputy) Gauleiter, from Wilhelm von Allwörden through Dr. Hans Severus Ziegler.

Thanks to everyone for the interest, encouragement, and contributions you've shared with me over the past twenty years. I could not produce these works without it.

Sincerely,
~ Mike

http://www.bender-publishing.com/Gau..._Volume_2.html


Included in Volume 2 are biographies and photos of the following:

J
Georg Karl Joel
Karl Rudolf Jordan
Jakob Jung
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Rudolf Jung
Walter Jung
Dr. med. Hugo Jury

K
Wilhelm Karpenstein
Karl Otto Kurt Kaufmann
Josef Klant
Dipl.-Ing.Walter Klaunig
Hubert Klausner
Richard Erich Koch
Walter Friedrich Julius Köhler
Dr. phil. Albert Krebs
Hans Krebs
Richard Paul Wilhelm Kube
Franz Karl Kutschera

L
Hartmann Lauterbacher
Karl Adam Peter Lenz
Josef Leopold
Dr. phil. Robert Ley
Ernst Ludwig Leyser
Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Linder
Wilhelm Friedrich Loeper
Hinrich Lohse
Viktor Heinrich Lutze

M
Walter Maass
Franz Maierhofer
Georg Felix Rudolf Metzner
Dr. rer. pol. Gustav Alfred Julius Meyer
Joachim ("Jochen") Waldemar Meyer-Quade
Dr. jur. Hermann Muhs
Eugen Munder
Wilhelm Murr
Martin Mutschmann

N
Dr. rer. pol. Hans Heinrich Nieland

P
Franz Felix Freiherr Pfeffer von Salomon
Alfred Josef Proksch

R
Dr. jur. Friedrich “Friedl” Rainer
Fritz Reinhardt
Friedrich Ringshausen
Axel Ripke
Carl Georg Röver
Ludwig Ruckdeschel
Dr. phil. Karl Josef Bernhard Rust

[behblc]

I think Mr. Bender will be getting a few more £'s from me.

[Michael Miller]

Preview of Volume 2 now available at http://www.bender-publishing.com/Gau..._Volume_2.html

I've decided that Volume III will include all official Gauleiter from "S" through "Z", as well as all the known unofficial/illegal pre-Anschluss Austrians from "B" (Bilgeri) through "W" (Werkowitsch). Volume IV will cover all known and official deputy Gauleiter, with a final section on pre-Anschluss Austrian deputies (many of whom went on to become unofficial or official Gauleiter, or deputy Gauleiter, and whose full biographies will be covered in the preceding volumes-- In Volume 4, I'll just give these a place holder page with their deputy GL assignment and dates of tenure, plus one photo).

~ Mike

[Jon Fish]

Mike, already spoken to Roger re my copy

[behblc]

Ordered a copy a wee while ago , out in Feb.