Joachim Albrecht Eggeling

Joachim Albrecht Eggeling
Joachim Albrecht Eggeling, 1936
Gauleiter of Halle-Merseburg
In office
20 April 1937 – 15 April 1945
Appointed byAdolf Hitler
Preceded byRudolf Jordan
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Oberpräsident of Halle-Merseburg
In office
18 August 1944 – 15 April 1945
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Acting Gauleiter of Magdeburg-Anhalt
In office
23 October 1935 – 20 April 1937
Appointed byAdolf Hitler
Preceded byWilhelm Friedrich Loeper
Succeeded byRudolf Jordan
Deputy Gauleiter of Magdeburg-Anhalt
In office
1933 – 10 February 1936
Preceded byPaul Hofmann
Succeeded byRudolf Trautmann
Personal details
Born(1884-11-30)30 November 1884
Blankenburg am Harz, Duchy of Brunswick, German Empire
Died15 April 1945(1945-04-15) (aged 60)
Moritzburg Castle, Halle, Nazi Germany
Cause of deathSuicide by gunshot
Political partyNazi Party (NSDAP)
OccupationSoldier
Agriculturist
Military service
Allegiance German Empire
Branch/service Imperial German Army
Years of service1904–1919
RankHauptmann
Unit10th Hanoverian Jäger Battalion
Battles/warsWorld War I
AwardsIron Cross

Joachim Albrecht Leo Eggeling (30 November 1884 – 15 April 1945) was the German Nazi Gauleiter of Halle-Merseburg and the Oberpräsident (High President) of the Province of Halle-Merseburg. He was also an SS-Obergruppenführer.