page_title: Karl Fiehler
hierarchical_section_title: Karl Fiehler
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Ministerpräsdiendt Chamberlain ist, nachdem er mit dem Führer und Reichskanzler auf dem Obersalzberg eine Unterredung über die politische Lage hatte, am Freitag mittag wieder vom Münchener Flugplatz Oberwiesenfeld nach London abgeflogen. UBz: v.l.n.r. der Chef des Protokolls Frhr. von Doernberg, Ministerpräsident Chamberlain, Reichsaussenminister von Ribbentrop, 2. Reihe v.l. Dolmetscher Paul Otto Gustav Schmidt und Karl Fiehler, Oberbürgermeister von München. Fot.&#160;: 16.9.38 12280-38 [Scherl Bilderdienst] Information added by Wikimedia users.Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (centre) leaves for home after meeting with Adolf Hitler at Berchtesgaden, 16 September 1938 German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop visible at right.
context_page_description: Karl Fiehler was a German Nazi Party official and Mayor of Munich from 1933 until 1945. He was an early member of the Nazi Party having joined in 1920. In 1933, he became a Reichsleiter in the party and was a member of the Reichstag. In March of 1933, he was appointed Mayor of Munich and held that post until the end of World War II in Europe. During his time as mayor, Fiehler was zealously anti-Semitic and saw to it that the Jewish population of the city was persecuted. After the war in January 1949, Fiehler was sentenced to two years in a labour camp, but the sentence was suspended given the previous three and a half years of detention he had already served.
context_section_description: Karl Fiehler (31 August 1895 – 8 December 1969) was a German Nazi Party (NSDAP) official and Mayor of Munich from 1933 until 1945. He was an early member of the Nazi Party having joined in 1920. In 1933, he became a Reichsleiter in the party and was a member of the Reichstag. In March of 1933, he was appointed Mayor of Munich and held that post until the end of World War II in Europe. During his time as mayor, Fiehler was zealously anti-Semitic and saw to it that the Jewish population of the city was persecuted. After the war in January 1949, Fiehler was sentenced to two years in a labour camp, but the sentence was suspended given the previous three and a half years of detention he had already served.
caption: Karl Fiehler (second row, bright uniform, between Neville Chamberlain and Joachim von Ribbentrop) at the Munich Agreement 1938
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