Ernst Scheller

Ernst Scheller
Mayor of Marburg
In office
27 April 1934 – 16 January 1942
Succeeded by Walter Voß
Personal details
Born 18 July 1899(1899-07-18)
East Frisia, German Empire
Died 16 January 1942(1942-01-16) (aged 42)
Simferopol
Nationality German
Political party NSDAP

Ernst Scheller (18 July 1899 in East Frisia – 16 January 1942 in Simferopol) was a German Nazi Hauptmann and politician.[1]

Scheller was elected mayor of Marburg in 1934 by Adolf Hitler and fought on the Eastern Front during World War II.[1] He was injured on 29 December 1941 in battle and died 18 days later on a lazaret in Simferopol.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Zeitungswissenschaft" (in German). Deutsches Zeitungswissenschaftliches Verband (Duncker & Humblot) 17: 249–250. 1942. http://books.google.de/books?id=ptkQAAAAIAAJ. 
  2. ^ Dettmering, Erhart; Grenz, Rudolf (1980) (in German). Marburger Geschichte: Rückblick auf die Stadtgeschichte in Einzelbeiträgen. Marburg: Der Magistrat. p. 637. ISBN 3980049000. http://books.google.de/books?id=vxVdAAAAIAAJ. 
Preceded by
vacant
Mayor of Marburg
27 April 1934 – 16 January 1942
Succeeded by
Walter Voß