Johann Heinrich Friedrich Wiese
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| Birth name | Johann Heinrich Friedrich Wiese |
| Birth date | 22 July 1896 |
| Place of birth | Eutin, Province of Schleswig-Holstein, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Death date | 27 September 2000 (aged 104) |
| Place of death | Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| Allegiance |  German Empire National Socialist Germany
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| Service/branch |  Imperial German Army Sturmabteilung
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| Rank | Vizefeldwebel SA-Oberführer |
| Battles/wars | World War I, World War II |
| Awards | Iron Cross |
| Other work | Farmer, miller, equestrian, politician |
Johann Heinrich Friedrich Wiese (22 July 1896 – 27 September 2000) was a German NCO, veteran of WWI, farmer, miller, equestrian, SA officer and politician (member of the Reichstag). He must not be confused with neither General Heinrich Friedrich Wiese nor with recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Major Heinrich Wiese.
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Life
After attending eight years of Volksschule, Heinrich Wiese was trained as a farmer and miller.
From June 1916 to January 1919, Wiese took part in the First World War and the subsequent demobilization with the Reserve Infantry Regiment 214. he was promoted to Gefreiter (Private E-2/Lance Corporal), to Unteroffizier (NCO/Corporal/Junior Sergeant) and, for bravery in the face of the enemy, to Vizefeldwebel (Vice Sergeant / Staff Sergeant), having been wounded at least once.
In the early 1920s, Wiese began to become involved in nationalist political circles: in 1923, he became a member of the Stahlhelmbund, and in 1929 he joined the NSDAP. He also became a member of the Sturmabteilung (SA), where he took on duties as an SA officer from 1930. From 12 November 1933 to the spring of 1945, Wiese sat in the Reichstag as a representative for constituency 13 (Schleswig-Holstein).
Equestrian
Wiese was a gifted gentleman rider (Herrenreiter). In 1934, Wiese won the cross-country Pardubice Steeplechase (Czech Republic) with his nine-year-old mare "Wahne" (which he owned and trained) ahead of Maria Immaculata "Lata" Gräfin von Brandis (1895–1981) on "Norma". He won the Von der Goltz Cross Country – Great Trakehner Hunt Race in Trakehnen (named after the Prussian Generalfeldmarschall Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz) in 1934, 1935 and 1938 on "Wahne"[3]. One of his competitors in 1938 was Waldemar Fegelein on "Solo" (property of the Reichsführung SS).
Memberships
- 1923 Stahlhelmbund
- 1929 NSDAP and Sturmabteilung
- 1931 to 1933 Eutin City Council
- 1933 to 1945 Reichstag (Constituency 13, Schleswig-Holstein)
Death
Wiese died in 2000 at the age of 104. He was the second-to-last Reichstag member from the National Socialist era to die and the third-to-last Reichstag member from the German Reich era to die. Only Josef Felder (SPD; d. 28 October 2000) and Emil Klein (NSDAP; d. 2010) survived him.
SA-Promotions
- 1 July 1931 SA-Sturmbannführer
- 9 September 1932 SA-Standartenführer with effect from 1 July 1932
- 30 January 1937 SA-Oberführer
Awards and decorations (excerpt)
- Iron Cross (1914), 2nd Class
- Oldenburg Friedrich August Cross (Friedrich-August-Kreuz), 2nd Class (OFA2/OK2)
- Mecklenburg-Strelitz Cross of Merit for Distinction in the War (Mecklenburg-Strelitzisches Verdienstkreuz für Auszeichnung im Kriege), 2nd Class (MStMV2)
- Wound Badge (1918) in Black
- Badge of the SA meeting Braunschweig 1931 (Abzeichen des SA-Treffens Braunschweig 1931)
- Honour Chevron for the Old Guard (Ehrenwinkel für Alte Kämpfer)
- Honor Dagger of the SA (SA-Ehrendolch)
- SA Sports Badge (SA-Sportabzeichen) in Bronze
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords
- SA honor stripes (SA-Ehrenstreifen)
Gallery
References
- ↑ Oskar Lengnik (b. 21 June 1913 in Freudenberg) was a member of the 1. SS-Reiterstandarte in Insterburg. On 30 January 1939, he was promoted to SS-Obersturmführer. He was ⚔ on 13 August 1942 during the tank battle (Panzerschlacht) near Peski.
- ↑ His name is the epitome of the Trakehner performance horse like no other. Cornelius' son Herold has inspired people and made hippologists aware of the value of high-class sports genes. With his willingness to perform, his toughness, his speed, agility, the apparent ease with which he overcame obstacles and, above all, his flawless interior, he was a role model for generations of performance horses. He was not only a hero of steeplechase racing, he was a symbol of the racehorse from the roots of half-blood breeding that was used to success over hurdles and on the track. Herold was no Adonis, no nobleman who radiated beauty and nobility, but his demeanor was nonetheless noble, because he embodied the athlete, the sportsman, the horse shaped by blood. His father Cornelius was considered one of the greats among the performance breeders of the pre-war period. He supplied sport horses for all areas of tournament sport, often up to the highest level. Irmgard von Opel's showjumping derby winner also stands out among them - born in the Graditz warmblood breeding, but on his mother's side bred from a line of East Prussian warmblood breeding, in keeping with the style of the main stud farm Trakehnen. Cornelius' father, Nana Sahib x, was one of the greatest performance sires in the history of Trakehner breeding. The tough, indestructible Frenchman produced a series of sport horses of international stature; these included showjumping derby victories and eventing horses that were successful at the highest level - performance horses for all requirements. Herold's mother Aula had Alpenjäger, a son of the famous remount supplier Alaskafuchs, raised by Siegfried Freiherr von Schrötter. Herold was born in 1925 in Neu-Lappönen in the Insterburg district. His breeder Oskar Lengnik ran a private stud farm here, which consisted primarily of broodmares with particularly high bloodlines. Herold grew up in his birthplace and was successfully entered by his breeder in flat and steeplechase races in the province. Horse and rider, as well as his breeder, brought home numerous ribbons and honorary prizes from these races. The crowning glory of all successes, however, were the starts in the Pardubitz Steeplechase, the most difficult steeplechase on the continent, which the Cornelius son competed under his breeder. Herold returned as the winner from both races. When he won his first race in 1935, Gustav Rau wrote: "The picture increases to a truly fantastic achievement by East Prussian horse breeding, which makes all other tournament successes pale in comparison, especially since East Prussian horses also won all other military races this year." And in 1936, St. Georg reported on Herold's next victory: "Every racecourse requires its own special horses; Pardubitz needs horses that can run on any type of ground, as well as tremendous jumping ability, and horses with extraordinary stamina. The course is 6,900 m. The ground changes between racetrack, heath, harvested field and ploughed field, so it requires horses that keep coming back and keep their action... It is absolutely fantastic what the East Prussian breeding has produced in terms of winners for the Great Pardubitz since 1923... These frequent victories of East Prussian blood in a race like the Great Pardubitz are probably the most remarkable achievements that the East Prussian breeding has to offer." Herold thus became the shining ambassador of a world-famous performance breed of East Prussian warmblood breeding of Trakehner descent. Source: Herold, der Held von Pardubitz
- ↑ Wahne
