Philipp Meyer (politician)

Philipp Meyer
Personal details
Born(1896-03-29)29 March 1896
Auhausen, Bavaria, German Empire
Died29 January 1962(1962-01-29) (aged 65)
CitizenshipGerman
Political partyNSDAP (1932–45)
CSU (1945–62)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionMiller and farmer

Philipp Meyer (29 March 1896 – 29 January 1962)[1] was a German politician who held the position of a Kreisleiter in the Nazi Party from 1932 to 1945. He was sentenced to death at end of the Second World War for refusing to evacuate his district and prepare it for defense, but was spared. In post-war West Germany he was a member of the Bundestag, the federal parliament, from 1953 until his death.

  1. ^ "Die Volksvertretung 1946–1972" [German Peoples representatives 1946–1972] (PDF). kgparl.de (in German). Kommission für Geschichte des Parlamentarismus und der politischen Parteien e.V. Retrieved 26 March 2016.