Leopold Gutterer

Leopold Gutterer
State Secretary
Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda
In office
23 May 1941 – 22 April 1944
MinisterJoseph Goebbels
Preceded byKarl Hanke
Succeeded byWerner Naumann
Vice President
Reich Chamber of Culture
In office
23 May 1941 – 22 April 1944
PresidentJoseph Goebbels
Preceded byKarl Hanke
Succeeded byWerner Naumann
Head of Department II (Propaganda)
Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda
In office
March 1938 – 23 May 1941
Personal details
Born(1902-04-25)25 April 1902
Baden-Baden, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire
Died27 December 1996(1996-12-27) (aged 87)
Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Political partyNazi Party
Alma materGoethe University Frankfurt
OccupationNewspaper editor
AwardsGolden Party Badge
Military service
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Branch/serviceSchutzstaffel (SS)
German Army
Years of service1927–1945
1944–1945
RankSS-Brigadeführer
Unteroffizier
Battles/warsWorld War II

Leopold Gutterer (25 April 1902 – 27 December 1996) was a Nazi Party official and propagandist. He rose to the positions of State Secretary in the Reich Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda and Vice President of the Reich Chamber of Culture in Nazi Germany. In both offices, he reported directly to Reichsminister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels. He was also an SS-Brigadeführer. After the conclusion of the Second World War, he underwent denazification and was sentenced to serve time in a labor camp.