TERBOVEN, Josef Antonius Heinrich
(1898-1945)
Gauleiter/Reichskommissar/SA-Obergruppenf�hrer/M.d.R./Preu�.Staatsrat/Leutnant d.R. a.D.:
Born:: 23. May 1898 in Essen.
Suicide:: 11. May 1945, using hand grenades, along with SS-OGruf. Wilhelm Rediess, Castle Skaugum, Oslo.
NSDAP-Nr.: 25 247 (First joined, 1923; left, then rejoined, 4. Aug. 1925)
SA Promotions:
SA-OGruf.: 9. Nov. 1936; SA-Gruf.: 1. Mar. 1933.
Assignments:
Reichskommissar fur die besetzten Norwegischen Gebiete: 24. Apr. 1940 - 8. May 1945.
Reichsverteidigungskommissar, Wehrkreis VI: Sep. 1939 - Apr. 1940 (succeeded by Josef Groh�, Gauleiter of K�ln-Aachen).
Oberpr�sident, Rheinprovinz: 5. Feb. 1935-
Preu�ischen Staatsrat: 1933 - 8. May 1945.
Mitglied des Reichstages (Wahlkreis D�sseldorf-West): 14. Sep. 1930 - 8. May 1945.
Gauleiter des Gaues Essen (his deputy, Fritz Schlessmann, served a acting Gauleiter while Terboven was in Norway): 1. Aug. 1928 - 8. May 1945.
Bezirksleiter, Bezirk Essen: 1927-
Ortsgruppenleiter, Essen: 1927.
World War I Service:
Entered Army as war volunteer, 22. Jun. 1915. Eventually joined the air service, ending military service as a Leutnant der Reserve on 22. Dec. 1918.
Notes:
Studied law and political science at M�nchen and Freiburg Universities, 1919 - 1921.
Terboven's rule in Norway was characterized by extreme brutality against the Norwegian people and the countrys tiny Jewish community. Originally chosen as Reichskommissar for Norway because of his "toughness", he soon proved an embarrassment to other Nazi leaders, such as Goebbels, who described him in diary entries as "a bull in a china shop" and "the most hated man in Norway."
Decorations & Awards:
1914 EK I/II; Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer; Goldenes Parteiabzeichen; Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP in Silber.
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