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
East Frisia, German Empire
Died 16 January 1942 (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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Zeitungswissenschaft". Deutsches Zeitungswissenschaftliches Verband (in German) (Duncker & Humblot) 17: 249–250. 1942.
  2. Dettmering, Erhart; Grenz, Rudolf (1980). Marburger Geschichte: Rückblick auf die Stadtgeschichte in Einzelbeiträgen (in German). Marburg: Der Magistrat. p. 637. ISBN 3-9800490-0-0.
Preceded by
vacant
Mayor of Marburg
27 April 1934 – 16 January 1942
Succeeded by
Walter Voß