Hans Heinrich Nieland (* October 3, 1900 in Hagen - † August 29, 1976 in Reinbek near Hamburg) was a politician of the German Nazi-Party (NSDAP) and Lord Mayor of Dresden from 1940 until 1945. Map of Germany showing Hagen Hagen is the 37th largest city in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Reinbek (probably from Rainbek = brook at the field margin) is a town located in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. ... Hamburg is Germanys second largest city (after Berlin) and, with the Hamburg Harbour, its principal port. ... The National Socialist German Workers Party (German: (?)), better known as the NSDAP or the Nazi Party was a political party that was led to power in Germany by Adolf Hitler in 1933. ... Dresden is the capital city of the German federal state of Saxony, is situated in a valley on the river Elbe. ...

Nieland was drafted into the Imperial Army in June 1918 just after his graduatution from modern grammar school. He remained a soldier until one month after the end of World War I (discharge in december 1918). From February 1919 he studied jurisprudence and economic science in Göttingen and Hamburg. After the end of his studies in July 1922 he worked as a commercial clerk for three years in two Hamburg export firms. Hereupon followed a job training in the local and provincial administration. Afterwards Nieland went to the small town Kirchhörde (which now forms part of Dortmund) as a candidate for the career of a Westphalian bailiff. His political career started as a head of the district authority in Hagen, later on Nieland became district president in Münster. In June 1925 he completed his political science dissertation on the topic "The power as a governmental concept of law: at the same time an analysis of the German Reich's constitutional law situation under the rule of the Versailles Treaty" (German: "Die Macht als staatlicher Rechtsbegriff: Zugleich eine Untersuchung über die staatsrechtliche Stellung des Deutschen Reiches unter der Herrschaft des Versailler Vertrages"). World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machine guns, and poison gas. ... Jurisprudence is the scientific study of law through a philosophical lens. ... Economics is the social science studying production and consumption through measurable variables. ... Landmark Gänseliesel fountain at the main market Göttingen (listen â–¶(?)) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Dortmund Dortmund is a city in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. ... Westphalia (German: Westfalen) is a region in Germany, centred on the cities of Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen, Münster, Bielefeld, and Osnabrück and included in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony. ... A Bailiff in a United States courtroom Bailiff (from Late Latin bajulivus, adjectival form of bajulus) is a governor or custodian; cf. ... Map of Germany showing Hagen Hagen is the 37th largest city in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Town Hall at Prinzipalmarkt Münster: Prinzipalmarkt Münster is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... The treaty was an International affair The Treaty of Versailles of 1919 was the peace treaty which officially ended World War I between the Allies and Germany. ...

In January 1926 Hans Nieland joined the NSDAP (membership number 33 333), became Bezirksführer (English: District Leader) at home and then Sektionsführer (English: Section Leader) in Hamburg. Moreover he entered the SS (membership number 61 702), was promoted SS Major General (German: Brigadeführer) on January 30, 1939 and achieved his assignment to the Staff SS Upper Sector "Elbe" (German: Stab SS-Oberabschnitt "Elbe") on November 9, 1944. From November 1926 until March 1928 he applied himself to law studies again in Münster and Göttingen. In December 1928 he became an intern with the Altona legal authorities. On September 14, 1930 he was elected Member of the Reichstag for the Hamburg constituency. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The Elbe River (Czech Labe listen â–¶(?), Sorbian/Lusatian Łobjo, Polish Łaba, German Elbe, Hungarian Elba) is one of the major waterways of central Europe. ... Altona may refer to various places: Altona, Victoria, a seaside suburb in Melbourne, Australia Altona, Illinois, a village located in Knox County, Illinois Altona, Indiana, a town located in DeKalb County, Indiana Altona, Hamburg, the westmost district in the city of Hamburg This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid... The Reichstag is both an institutional assembly and a specific building. ...

On May 1, 1931 Hans Nieland was appointed Leader of the NSDAP Foreign Organization (German language: NSDAP Auslands-Organisation, abbreviated: NSDAP/AO), which was founded in Hamburg, by NSDAP Reichsparteileiter (English: Reich Party Leader) Gregor Strasser. Nieland already resigned from this party office on May 8, 1933 because he had acceeded more important duties in the meantime. As from March 5, 1933 he was head of the Hamburg police authority for a short time and since May 18, 1933 member of the Hamburg provincial government. Nieland directed the city building authority, later on the Administration for Economics, Technology and Labour and he assumed the Hamburg revenue office in January 1934. After the Groß-Hamburg Gesetz came into force in April 1937 Nieland was awarded the title Senator and the position of a city treasurer for life. In February 1940 he was appointed Lord Mayor of regional capital Dresden at the suggestion of Reichsstatthalter (English: Imperial Governor) Martin Mutschmann by Reich Minister of the Interior Wilhelm Frick. After the heavy air raids of February 13 and 14, 1945, which destroyed the baroque historic section totally, Nieland left precipitously Dresden on February 23, 1945, disappeared completely for 8 days and turned up in Berlin on March 3, 1945. German may mean: German language German peoples German, New York Anything originating from Germany German also refers to to a close relatives, such as a Cousin German. ... The NSDAP/AO was the Foreign Organization of the German Nazi Party (see NSDAP). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Gregor Strasser Gregor Strasser (May 31, 1892 - June 30, 1934) was an early leader of the German National Socialist German Workers Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, abbreviated NSDAP) or Nazi Party. ... The Gesetz über Groß-Hamburg und andere Gebietsbereinigungen or Groß-Hamburg-Gesetz (Law regarding Larger Hamburg and other territorial readjustments) was passed by the government of the German Reich on January 26, 1937 and mandated the exchange of territories between Hamburg and Prussia. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Wilhelm Frick (March 12, 1877 – October 16, 1946) was a prominent Nazi official. ...

From June 2, 1945 until February 21, 1948 Nieland was arrested in several British detention centres, for example in Neumünster-Gadeland and in Civil Internment Camp No 5 Staumühle (near Paderborn). In August 1948 a fine was imposed on Dr. Hans Nieland in the course of a "Spruchkammerverfahren" (English: "proceedings before denazification tribunals") in Bielefeld, which was regarded as compensated by the term of imprisonment, however. In 1949 he was classified as minderbelastet (English: marginally incriminated) and in 1950 as Mitläufer (English: follower or nominal member). Neumünster is one of four independent towns in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ... Position of Paderborn in Germany Paderborn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the district Paderborn. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Denazification (German: Entnazifizierung) was an Allied initiative to rid German and Austrian society, culture, press, economy, judiciary and politics of any remnants of the Nazi regime. ... Map of Germany showing Bielefeld Bielefeld is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Decorations

• Kriegsverdienstkreuz (KVK) II. Klasse ohne Schwerter (Engl.: "War Merit Cross, 2nd Class without Swords)
• Goldenes Parteiabzeichen der NSDAP (Engl.: "Golden Party Award of the NSDAP)
• SS-Ehrenring (Totenkopfring) (Engl.: "SS Honour Ring - Death's head ring")
• Ehrendegen des Reichsführers-SS (Engl.: "Honor Sword of the SS Field Marshal")

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Literature

• Christel Hermann: Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Dresden Hans Nieland und Stellvertreter Rudolf Kluge (in: Dresdner Geschichtsbuch. - Vol. No. 7 . - Altenburg : DZA Publishing House, 2001. - ISBN 3-9806602-5-7. - pp. 181-200)