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Arno Breitmeyer (19 April 1903, in Berlin – 20 April 1944) was a German sport official. He began his sports career as a successful competition rower . In 1933 he became editor of the sports section of the Völkischer Beobachter , the Nazi Party's official newspaper.
Arno Heinrich Alexander Breitmeyer (* 19. April 1903 in Berlin [1]; † unsicher: 1944/1945) war ein deutscher Ruderer, Sportjournalist und politischer Funktionär der NSDAP. Er bekleidete unter anderem von 1943 bis 1944 das Amt des Reichssportführers, nachdem er von 1933 bis 1943 stellvertretender Reichssportführer gewesen war.
- 19. April 1903
- Breitmeyer, Arno
Arno Breitmeyer was commissioned by von Tschammer to write an extensive illustrated report on the organized sports activities in the Third Reich. Breitmeyer was assisted by Adolf Hitler"s personal photographer Heinrich Hoffmann in the venture. The first volume was printed in 1934 by the publishing house of the German Sports Aid Funds.
Arno Breitmeyer, a fellow SA officer became the new Reichssportführer. As the war dragged on, a huge number of members of the many branches of the NSRL, among them youngsters in their early teens, had to go to fight to the fronts.
- 31 May 1945
- Nazi Party
- 27 July 1934
Arno•Breitmeyer: Born: 19 April 1903 in Berlin, Berlin (GER) Died (died probably 1944/1945) NOC: Germany: Biography President of the National Olympic Committee of ...
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Feb 9, 2016 · Interesting stuff, thanks for posting. You conclusion however rises a few questions … Arnold ("Arno") Breitmeyer is commonly mentioned with a death-date of April 20th, 1944 - however he seems to have been alive (and further more not on the Eastern front) as late as August 1944 (Der Arbeitsmann, 12.8.1944, p. 4), so what do you have on his death?
Feb 6, 2023 · Particularly antagonistic towards him was Arno Breitmeyer, a national title winning rower back in the 1920s who was vice president of the NRSL and sports editor of the Nazis’ official newspaper, the Völkischer Beobachter.
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