Ernst Schlange

Ernst Schlange
Gauleiter of Gross-Berlin
In office 14 March 1925 – 20 June 1926
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Erich Schmiedicke
Gauleiter of Gau Brandenburg
In office 18 October 1930 – 16 March 1933
Preceded by	Emil Holtz
Succeeded by	Erich Schmiedicke
Personal details
Born	Ernst Paul Hans Schlange 1 September 1888 Gut Schwaneberg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	28 February 1947 (aged 58) NKVD special camp Nr. 7, Allied-occupied Germany
Nationality	German
Political party	Nazi Party
Other political affiliations	German National People's Party German Social Party National Socialist Freedom Party Greater German People’s Community
Profession	Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	German Empire
Branch/service	Imperial German Army
Years of service	1914–1919
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	2nd (Kaiser Franz) Garde-Grenadier Regiment Guards Fusilier Regiment
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Iron Cross, 1st class and 2nd class

Ernst Schlange (1 September 1888 – 28 February 1947) was a German Nazi Party official and politician who served as Gauleiter of Gross-Berlin and later of Gau Brandenburg. He was also a lawyer and a member of the Prussian Landtag. Severely wounded in World War I, he became active in various anti-Semitic, far right political groups and eventually joined the National Socialist German Worker's Party. He was opposed to the Party's more extreme tactics for gaining power and was a close ally of the Strasser brothers. After their fall from power, Schlange lost his leadership posts by the mid-1930s. He died in Soviet captivity after the end of World War II.