Grand Opening of the Adolf-Hitler-Brücke in Regensburg (1938) help identify VIPs !

[FrenchVolunteer]

Hi,

i'm trying to identify some VIPs that were invited for the Grand Opening of the Adolf-Hitler-Brücke in Regensburg on July 18, 1938.





(1) -
(2) -
(3) - SS-Oberführer Dr. Otto Schottenheim
(4) - Gauleiter Adolf Wagner
(5) -
(6) -
(7) -

Do you may have some infos on the other VIPs ? The pictures lot i have will be probably proposed on the estand soon.

I identified two of them so far :

- (3) SS-Oberführer Dr. Otto Schottenheim (Oberbürgermeister von Regensburg)





- (4) Gauleiter Adolf Wagner



The Adolf-Hitler-Brücke in Regensburg. It was blown out by the Wehrmacht on April 23, 1945.
The Brückenalder is on the left, in the back.
It was removed (and now stocked) when the Nibelungenbrücke (the new bridge that was built after the war) was refurbished in 2001.







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Vince

[max history]

5. Wilhelm Freiherr von Holzschuher.
Max.

[FrenchVolunteer]

Hi,

thanks for your help Max !


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Vince

[harmel]

Regensburg

Would say 7- is GL Conrad von Cochenhausen as Cmdr 10 Div.
Harmel

[harmel]

Regensburg

Would say General between Schottenheim and Wagner is GM Bruno Edler
von Kiesling as WEI Regensburg
Harmel

[harmel]

Regensburg

Would say General between Schottenheim and Wagner is GM Bruno Edler
von Kiesling as WEI Regensburg
Harmel

[FrenchVolunteer]

Hi,

thanks Harmel for your kind help !

(1) -
(2) -
(3) - SS-Oberführer Dr. Otto Schottenheim, Oberbürgermeister von Regensburg
(x) - Charakter as Generalmajor Bruno Edler von Kiesling auf Kieslingstein, Wehrkreis Ersatz Inspektor in Regensburg
(4) - Gauleiter Adolf Wagner, NSDAP-Gauleiter von München, bayerischer Minister und SA-Obergruppenführer
(5) - SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Freiherr von Holzschuher, nationonalsozialistischer Regierungspräsident von Niederbayern und der Oberpfalz
(6) -
(7) - Generalmajor Conrad von Cochenhausen, Kommandeur der 10. Infanterie-Division

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Vince

[seekwhence]

1) Kreisleiter of Regensburg (Bereichsleiter/Oberbereichsleiter) - Wolfgang Weigert

4) This is NOT Gauleiter Adolf Wagner - who had authority over Gau München-Oberbayern. It is Gauleiter Fritz Wächtler - of Gau Bayreuth (in which the city of Regensburg was located).

seekwhence

[FrenchVolunteer]

Hi,

seekwhence, thanks for your help !
Thanks about the massive error on the Gauleiter...

(1) - Wolfgang Weigert, Kreisleiter der NSDAP in Regensburg.
(2) -
(3) - SS-Oberführer Dr. Otto Schottenheim, Oberbürgermeister von Regensburg
(x) - Charakter as Generalmajor Bruno Edler von Kiesling auf Kieslingstein, Wehrkreis Ersatz Inspektor in Regensburg
(4) - Gauleiter Fritz Wächtler, NSDAP-Gauleiter von der Bayerischen Ostmark, SS-Gruppenführer
(5) - SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Freiherr von Holzschuher, nationonalsozialistischer Regierungspräsident von Niederbayern und der Oberpfalz
(6) -
(7) - Generalmajor Conrad von Cochenhausen, Kommandeur der 10. Infanterie-Division

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Vince

[FrenchVolunteer]

Hi,

after a few emails with other specialists, the Gauleiter is Adolf Wagner, not Fritz Wächtler.

(1) - Wolfgang Weigert, Kreisleiter der NSDAP in Regensburg.
(2) -
(3) - SS-Oberführer Dr. Otto Schottenheim, Oberbürgermeister von Regensburg
(x) - Generalmajor Bruno Edler von Kiesling auf Kieslingstein, Wehrkreis Ersatz Inspektor in Regensburg
(4) - Gauleiter Adolf Wagner, NSDAP-Gauleiter von München, bayerischer Minister und SA-Obergruppenführer
(5) - SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Freiherr von Holzschuher, nationonalsozialistischer Regierungspräsident von Niederbayern und der Oberpfalz
(6) -
(7) - Generalmajor Conrad von Cochenhausen, Kommandeur der 10. Infanterie-Division

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Vince

[Br. James]

While I agree that the Gauleiter pictured was Adolf Wagner -- the prominent scar on his left cheek is quite a distinguishing feature of Wagner's face -- it does seem odd that the senior Political Leader of a different Gau would take such a central position during the celebration of what was a local metropolitan event...

Br. James