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Paul Giesler

German Nazi Party functionary, Premier of Bavaria (1895-1945)
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Paul Giesler
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Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
June 15, 1895
Date of death
May 8, 1945, May 4, 1945[10]
Place of birth
Siegen
Place of death
Bischofswiesen
Country of citizenship
Germany[11]
Occupation
architect, politician, functionary, Gauleiter, soldier
Position held
Minister-President of Bavaria, Federal Ministry of the Interior, member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany, Bavaria's interior minister, Reichsminister des Innern[12][13][14][15][16]
Educated at
Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences[17]
Religion or worldview
Lutheranism[24]
Member of political party
Nazi Party, German National People's Party[26][27]
Award received
Golden Party Badge, Iron Cross, Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918, Wound Badge (1918) in Black, Wound Badge (1939) in Silver[18][19][20][21][22]
Sibling
Hermann Giesler[42]
Work location
Oldenburg, Bochum, Darmstadt, Munich[33][34][35][36]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[40]
Allegiance
Nazi Germany[37]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[43]
Described by source
NDB-online[39]
Family name
Giesler[31]
Given name
Paul[32]
Manner of death
suicide[38]
Member of
Sturmabteilung[23]
Military branch
military[28]
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Military, police or special rank
lieutenant[29]
Name in native language
Paul Giesler[41]
Participated in conflict
World War I[30]
🏷️ Also known as
en Paul Giesler ar باول غيزلر fa پاول گیزلر he פאול גיסלר ja パウル・ギースラー ko 파울 기슬러 ru Пауль Гислер th เพาล์ กีสเลอร์ uk Пауль Гіслер zh 保罗·吉斯勒 zh 保罗·基斯勒 zh 保羅·吉斯勒
🔖 Identifiers · 19
ISNI
000000004161427X
VIAF cluster ID
57409158
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2008044504
GND ID
1163130303
Artists of the World ID
41009109
DDB person (GND) ID
1163130303
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1163130303
FactGrid item ID
Natalio Perinetti
Faulhaber edition person ID
03532
Freebase ID
/m/0bsjww
IdRef ID
157922928
Munzinger person ID
00000000567
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München Wiki article ID
Paul_Giesler
NSDAP membership number (1925–1945)
72741
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1786780143
Our Campaigns candidate ID
672968
TracesOfWar person ID
112160
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjXfGxwXGqk8MBHYR48YP
Yale LUX ID
person/3082b118-0a8a-4f73-b90d-b61ced31c527

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🔗 Connections
Award received 3
Iron Cross, Golden Party Badge, Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Member of political party 2
Nazi Party, German National People's Party
Occupation 2
politician, architect
Allegiance 1
Nazi Germany
Chaired by 1
Ministry of the Interior of the German Reich
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Educated at 1
Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
FactGrid item ID 1
Natalio Perinetti
Given name 1
Paul
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Manner of death 1
suicide
Member of 1
Sturmabteilung
Military, police or special rank 1
lieutenant
Participated in conflict 1
World War I
Place of birth 1
Siegen
Place of death 1
Bischofswiesen
Position held 1
Federal Ministry of the Interior
Religion or worldview 1
Lutheranism
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Hermann Giesler
Siblings 1
Hermann Giesler
← Main subject 1
Last will and testament of Adolf Hitler
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Summary

Paul Giesler was born on June 15, 1895[1], in Siegen[2]. He died on May 8, 1945[3], in Bischofswiesen[4]. He worked as an architect[5], politician[6], functionary[7], Gauleiter[8], and soldier[9].

FAQs

Where was Paul Giesler born?

Paul Giesler was born in Siegen[2].

Where did Paul Giesler die?

Paul Giesler passed away in Bischofswiesen[4].

What did Paul Giesler do for work?

Paul Giesler worked as an architect[5], politician[6], functionary[7], Gauleiter[8], and soldier[9].

Where did Paul Giesler go to school?

Paul Giesler was educated at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences[17].

What awards did Paul Giesler receive?

Honors received include Golden Party Badge[18], Iron Cross[19], Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918[20], and Wound Badge (1918) in Black[21].

Related Entities

German National People's Party Germany Nazi Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . TracesOfWar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . TracesOfWar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . TracesOfWar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 16h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Oldenburg, Bochum, Darmstadt +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65836: Import places from GND"
  2. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → NDB-online
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  3. 14d ago · Samoasambia bot · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Oldenburg, Bochum, Darmstadt +1
    "Changed labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0…"
  4. 14w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Military branch → military
    "Changed claim: Military branch: military, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect army → military (подробно…"
  5. 23w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Faulhaber edition person ID → 03532
    "Created claim: Faulhaber edition person ID: 03532, batch #259266"
  6. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → architect, politician, functionary +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32149: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
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