Korpsfuhrer Huhnlein

Gary Oglesbee · Post by **Gary Oglesbee** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 7:00 pm

How did NSKK Korpsfuhrer Huhnlein die?
Thanks,
Gary Oglesbee

Herr Doktor · Post by **Herr Doktor** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 8:05 pm

I'm curious about this, too. I understand Adolf Huhnlein died in 1942, and was then replaced by Korpsfuhrer Erwin Krauss until 1945.

Perhaps he died in an auto accident?? I understand he was very fond of fast cars.

Cheers,

HD

k-pp · Post by **k-pp** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 10:29 am

Huhnlein died in Munich at the age of 60 - maybe it was just something related to old age?

Herr Doktor · Post by **Herr Doktor** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 5:27 pm

Hallo k-pp,

Are you certain this is the same person? The information I have is that he died in '42, which is why Krauss replaced him.

Any source you could post would be helpful. Thanks!

HD

Gary Oglesbee · Post by **Gary Oglesbee** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 11:25 pm

In the No. 27 2 July 1942 edition of the Munich Illustrated Press is the funeral pictures for Huhnlein's service with Hitler presiding.
Gary Oglesbee

k-pp · Post by **k-pp** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 8:16 am

At this site: http://www.bnbt.de/~tr1035/bt/wer/index.htm it states Adolf Hühnlein was born 12-09-1881 in Neustädtlein, and that he died 18-06-1942 in Munich - therefore aged 60!

Here's a photo of him (identified at the TRF forum) giving a speech which my grandfather may have taken in the early 30s:

Gary Oglesbee · Post by **Gary Oglesbee** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 8:33 am

Thanks k-pp since I have gotten the Munich newspaper I have been interested in Huhnlein.
Thanks,
Gary Oglesbee

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 3:20 pm

Hello,

A contact of mine, who wrote several articles about the NSKK wrote me this;

Hühnlein was badly ill and died because of his illness in 1942.
It is not sure what he had exactly but a contact of mine presumed it was stomach cancer. He had been ill quite often since 1940.
Because of his illness he lost more grip on his NSKK. Kraus was his replacement because Kraus was the highest ranking man after Hühnlein.
Kraus was a qualified and well educated man but not a 'Alter Kämpfer" as the Germans called it.

Thats why he did not get the privileges Hühnlein did had.
Thats also why the NSKK could easy get in hands of men like Speer (Speer Legion) for example.
Kraus did not have direct access to the Führer and thats why he soon had to deal with his rivals of the Luftwaffe.

Hühnlein was not a intellectual man, rather a rude man.
Thats why it is very odd that he somehow was close to Hitler.
Maybe it was because Hühnlein was in the Putsch of 1923.
But Hühnlein was a man who kept a low profile all these years.

Regards,

Ritter

Michael Miller / ABR · Mon Dec 06, 2004 7:19 pm

Thanks, Ritter, for that excellent and revealing data on this lesser-known but very significant personality.

Best wishes,
~ Mike Miller

Alex Dekker · Post by **Alex Dekker** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:01 pm

Thanks Ritter!

Alex

Feldgrau.net

Korpsfuhrer Huhnlein

Korpsfuhrer Huhnlein

No. 27 2 July 1942 Munich Illustrated Press

Thanks k-pp.