6 March 1897 Ingolstadt, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died
23 August 1962(1962-08-23) (aged 65) Herrsching, Bavaria, West Germany
Political party
Nazi Party (1920–1921, 1922–1945)
Other political affiliations
German Workers' Party (1920)
Military service
Allegiance
German Empire
Branch/service
Imperial German Army
Battles/wars
World War I
Joseph Berchtold (6 March 1897 – 23 August 1962) was an early senior Nazi Party member and a co-founder of both the Sturmabteilung (SA) and Schutzstaffel (SS).
Berchtold served in World War I and upon Germany's defeat joined the German Workers' Party (DAP), a small extremist organization at the time. He remained in the party after it became known as the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazi Party; NSDAP) and went on to become the second commander of the Schutzstaffel (SS) from April 1926 to March 1927.
After resigning as the SS leader, Berchtold spent much of his time writing for Nazi magazines and journals. He survived the war, but was arrested by the Allies. Berchtold was later released and died in 1962. He was the last surviving person to hold the rank of Reichsführer-SS and the only one to survive the Second World War.
JosephBerchtold (6 March 1897 – 23 August 1962) was an early senior Nazi Party member and a co-founder of both the Sturmabteilung (SA) and Schutzstaffel...
Moravian botanist and physician JosephBerchtold (1897–1963), Nazi Party member and Reich Leader of the SS Count Leopold Berchtold (1863–1942), Austro-Hungarian...
organization. On 1 March 1927, JosephBerchtold transferred leadership of the SS to Heiden, who was his acting deputy. Berchtold had become disillusioned by...
the unit was composed of only eight men, commanded by Schreck and JosephBerchtold. It was designated the Stabswache ("Staff Guard"). The Stabswache were...
Ferdinand Graf Berchtold von und zu Ungarschitz, Frättling und Püllütz (Hungarian: Gróf Berchtold Lipót, Czech: Leopold hrabě Berchtold z Uherčic) (18...
1926, JosephBerchtold succeeded him as chief of the SS. Berchtold changed the title of the office to Reichsführer-SS (Reich Leader-SS). Berchtold was considered...
renamed Stoßtrupp (Shock Troop) 'Adolf Hitler'. Maurice, Julius Schreck, JosephBerchtold, and Erhard Heiden, were all members of the Stoßtrupp. On 9 November...
by the Gau badges and the Golden HJ Badge. Max Amann Eleonore Baur JosephBerchtold Johannes Block Martin Bormann Kuno-Hans von Both Philipp Bouhler Wilhelm...
Party congress at Weimar, Hitler ceremonially bestowed the flag on JosephBerchtold, then head of the SS. The flag was thereafter treated as a sacred object...
and Sports Division of the Nazi Party (NSDAP). Julius Schreck and JosephBerchtold, later Adolf Hitler's bodyguards, also came from its membership. In...
Stoßtrupp-Hitler, a personal bodyguard unit for Hitler under the command of JosephBerchtold. Another group was the Party's youth group Jungsturm Adolf Hitler led...
Scheubner-Richter Ulrich Graf Hermann Esser Ernst Hanfstaengl Gottfried Feder JosephBerchtold Ernst Pöhner Emil Maurice Max Amann Heinz Pernet Wilhelm Brückner Lt...
unit was composed of only eight men, commanded by Julius Schreck and JosephBerchtold. It was designated the Stabswache (staff guard). The Stabswache were...
(1751–1829) married Johann Baptist Franz von Berchtold zu Sonnenburg (1736–1801) Leopold Alois Pantaleon von Berchtold zu Sonnenburg (1785–1840), married Josephine...
SS commands Allgemeine-SS regional commands Leaders Julius Schreck JosephBerchtold Erhard Heiden Heinrich Himmler Karl Hanke Main departments Personal...
a national leader of the SS called the Reichsführer, at this time JosephBerchtold. In line with the Führerprinzip (leader principle) of the Nazi Party's...
Initial decision-making during the "July Crisis" fell to Count Leopold Berchtold, the Austrian foreign minister; Count Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, the...
August 23 Hoot Gibson, American actor and film director (b. 1892) JosephBerchtold, Nazi officer, Second commander of the SS (b. 1897) August 24 – Mykolas...
the hereditary seat of the descendants of Counts Anton, Franc and JosephBerchtold at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary. Bercsényi 1689 Hungarian...
Lindsay 1956–1966 William Norton 1994–2005 Joseph R. Murray 1966–1972 John Bauer 2005–2006 JosephBerchtold 2022–Present Carl O. Anderson 1972–1986 Robert...
SS commands Allgemeine-SS regional commands Leaders Julius Schreck JosephBerchtold Erhard Heiden Heinrich Himmler Karl Hanke Main departments Personal...
Stoßtrupp-Hitler, forerunner of the SS (1923); officially joined SS (1925) 53 JosephBerchtold Second Reichsführer-SS 1926–1927 Co-leader of the Stoßtrupp-Hitler;...
Paul Joseph Goebbels (German: [ˈpaʊ̯l ˈjoːzɛf ˈɡœbl̩s] ; 29 October 1897 – 1 May 1945) was a German Nazi politician and philologist who was the Gauleiter...
the nationalities of the monarchy. In a letter of February 1, 1913, to Berchtold, the Foreign Minister, in which he gave his reasons for not wanting war...
the Emperor. After Berchtold had departed for his audience with Emperor Franz Joseph on the afternoon of Thursday, 30 July, Berchtold's advisors Forgach...
caused Berchtold to threaten him. Watson refused to hand out the papers, at which point he told other B.A.C.A. members to call the police. Berchtold returned...
2 January - Saint Berchtold's Day 6 January - Epiphany 2 February - Candlemas 13 February - Shrove Tuesday 19 March - Saint Joseph's Day 29 March - Good...
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