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Otto Telschow (27 February 1876, Wittenberge, Brandenburg – 31 May 1945), a German Nazi Party official, was born in Wittenberge and became a police official in Hamburg. Telschow joined the German Social Party in 1905. In 1925 he joined the Nazi Party, and was the founder of the regional Nazi newspaper, the Niedersachsen-Stürmer. In October 1928, Telschow was appointed Gauleiter (regional party leader) of the Nazi party's regional subsection Gau Eastern Hanover, a post he retained until the end of World War II. Telschow gained more influence after 1935, when the Nazi-party Gaue usurped the functions of the streamlined German states. In 1930 he was elected to the Reichstag for the Ost-Hannover electoral district, and remained a member until 1945. He was taken prisoner by the British Army at Lüneburg and committed suicide in prison by slashing his wrists.

Sources

Ernst Klee, Das Personen-Lexikon zum Dritten Reich. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt-am-Main, 2005, p. 619

External links

Newspaper clippings about O in the 20th Century Press Archives of the German National Library of Economics

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-'''Otto Telschow''' (27 February 1876, [[Wittenberge]], [[Brandenburg]] – 31 May 1945), a [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[Nazi Party]] official, was born in [[Wittenberge]] and became a [[Hamburg Police|police]] official in [[Hamburg]]. Telschow joined the [[German Social Party (German Empire)|German Social Party]] in 1905. In 1925 he joined the Nazi Party, and was the founder of the regional Nazi newspaper, the ''Niedersachsen-Stürmer''. In October 1928, Telschow was appointed [[Gauleiter]] (regional party leader) of the Nazi party's regional subsection [[Gau Eastern Hanover]], a post he retained until the end of [[World War II]]. Telschow gained more influence after 1935, when the Nazi-party ''Gaue'' usurped the functions of the streamlined [[States of Germany|German states]]. In 1930 he was elected to the [[Reichstag (Weimar Republic)|Reichstag]] for the Ost-Hannover electoral district, and remained a member until 1945. He was taken prisoner by the British Army at [[Lüneburg]] and committed suicide in prison by slashing his wrists.
+'''Otto Telschow''' (27 February 1876, [[Wittenberge]], Brandenburg – 31 May 1945), a [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[Nazi Party]] official, was born in [[Wittenberge]] and became a [[Hamburg Police|police]] official in Hamburg. Telschow joined the German Social Party in 1905. In 1925 he joined the Nazi Party, and was the founder of the regional Nazi newspaper, the ''Niedersachsen-Stürmer''. In October 1928, Telschow was appointed [[Gauleiter]] (regional party leader) of the Nazi party's regional subsection [[Gau Eastern Hanover]], a post he retained until the end of [[World War II]]. Telschow gained more influence after 1935, when the Nazi-party ''Gaue'' usurped the functions of the streamlined German states. In 1930 he was elected to the [[Reichstag (Weimar Republic)|Reichstag]] for the Ost-Hannover electoral district, and remained a member until 1945. He was taken prisoner by the British Army at Lüneburg and committed suicide in prison by slashing his wrists.
 ==Sources==
-* Ernst Klee, ''Das Personen-Lexikon zum Dritten Reich.'' Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt-am-Main, 2005, p. 619
+* Ernst Klee, ''Das Personen-Lexikon zum Dritten Reich.'' Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt-am-Main, 2005, p.&nbsp;619
 ==External links==