Wilhelm Friedrich Loeper

Wilhelm Friedrich Loeper
Gauleiter,
Gau Magdeburg-Anhalt
In office
1 April 1927 – 23 October 1935
Preceded byGustav Hermann Schmischke
Succeeded byJoachim Albrecht Eggeling
Reichsstatthalter,
Free State of Anhalt
In office
5 May 1933 – 23 October 1935
Prime MinisterAlfred Freyberg
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byFritz Sauckel
Reichsstatthalter,
Free State of Brunswick
In office
5 May 1933 – 23 October 1935
Prime MinisterDietrich Klagges
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byFritz Sauckel
Legislative positions
1933–1935Reichstag Deputy
1930–1933Reichstag Deputy
1928–1933Free State of Anhalt Landtag Deputy
Personal details
Born(1883-10-13)13 October 1883
Schwerin, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German Empire
Died23 October 1935(1935-10-23) (aged 52)
Dessau, Nazi Germany
Cause of deathCancer
Political partyNazi Party
ProfessionMilitary officer
Civilian awardsBlood Order
Golden Party Badge
Military service
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
Branch/serviceImperial German Army
Freikorps
Reichswehr
Years of service1903–1924
RankHauptmann
UnitPioneer battalions 3, 23, 4, 19 & 2
Battles/warsWorld War I
Spartakus uprising
Military awardsIron Cross, 1st and 2nd class
Mecklenburg-Schwerin Military Merit Cross
Frederickscross
Wound Badge

Wilhelm Friedrich Loeper (13 October 1883 – 23 October 1935) was a German military officer under the German Empire and the Weimar Republic. He was also a Nazi Party politician who participated in the Beer Hall Putsch and later served as the Gauleiter of Gau Magdeburg-Anhalt and as the Reichsstatthalter of the free states of Anhalt and Brunswick.