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 |
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| 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.