August Schneidhuber

August Schneidhuber
Schneidhuber as an SA-Oberführer (1930)
Police President, Munich
In office
7 April 1933 – 30 June 1934
Preceded byHeinrich Himmler
Succeeded byOtto von Oelhafen
Führer, SA-Obergruppe VII
In office
1 July 1933 – 30 June 1934
Führer, SA-Obergruppe IV
In office
1 April 1933 – 30 June 1933
Führer, SA-Obergruppe III
In office
15 September 1932 – 31 March 1933
Additional positions
1932–1934Reichstag Deputy
1931–1932Führer, SA-Gruppe West
1931Führer, SA-Gruppe Süd
1929–1931Deputy OSAF-Süd
Personal details
Born(1887-05-08)8 May 1887
Traunstein, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
DiedJune 30, 1934(1934-06-30) (aged 47)
Munich, Bavaria,
Nazi Germany
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
Political partyNazi Party
ProfessionMilitary officer
Military service
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
Branch/serviceImperial German Army
Reichswehr
Years of service1914–1918
1919–1920
RankMajor of reserves
Unit1st Royal Bavarian Foot Artillery Regiment
Battles/warsWorld War I
AwardsIron Cross, 1st and 2nd class

Ludwig Ernst August Schneidhuber (8 May 1887 – 30 June 1934) was a German military officer and an SA-Obergruppenführer in the Sturmabteilung (SA), the Nazi Party's paramilitary organization. He held several high-level SA commands and was the Police President in Munich. He was murdered along with many other SA leaders in the Night of the Long Knives.


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