Wilhelm Ohnesorge | |
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Reich Postal Minister | |
In office 2 February 1937 – 30 April 1945 | |
Preceded by | Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Karl Wilhelm Ohnesorge 8 June 1872 Gräfenhainichen, Province of Saxony, German Empire |
Died | 1 February 1962 Munich, Bavaria, West Germany | (aged 89)
Nationality | German |
Political party | National Socialist German Worker's Party |
Occupation | Postal Manager |
Wilhelm Ohnesorge (8 June 1872 – 1 February 1962) was a German politician in the Third Reich who sat in the Hitler Cabinet. From 1937 to 1945, he was the Reichsminister of the Reich Postal Ministry,[1] the German postal service, having succeeded Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach. Along with his ministerial duties, Ohnesorge also significantly delved into research relating to propagation and promotion of the Nazi Party through the radio, and the development of a proposed German atomic bomb.
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