# Fritz Wächtler

_Nazi politician (1891-1945)_

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Last updated: 2026-11-01

> Fritz Wächtler was a Nazi Party official and politician who served as the Gauleiter of the eastern Bavarian administrative region of Gau Bayreuth. Trained as a primary school teacher, he also became head of the National Socialist Teachers League (NSLB) in 1935. During World War II he held the honorary rank of SS-Obergruppenführer and was the Reich Defense Commissioner of Gau Bayreuth. Prone to alcoholic outbursts and unpopular with the local residents, he eventually ran afoul of Martin Bormann in a political intrigue. Wächtler was executed on orders from Führer Headquarters near the end of the war on 19 April 1945.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 7 January 1891 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111802#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Triebes ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111802#P19))
- **Died:** 19 April 1945 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111802#P570))
- **Place of death:** Waldmünchen ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111802#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111802#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111802#P106))
- **Political party:** Nazi Party ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111802#P102))
- **Positions held:** member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; mayor; member of Landtag of Prussia ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111802#P39))

## Questions

**When was Fritz Wächtler born?**  
Fritz Wächtler was born on 7 January 1891 in Triebes.

**What positions has Fritz Wächtler held?**  
Positions held by Fritz Wächtler include: member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; mayor; member of Landtag of Prussia.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Fritz Wächtler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_W%C3%A4chtler) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q111802](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111802) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: FritzWachtler.jpg by Unknown photographer Stapf Bilderdienst (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FritzWachtler.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Fritz Wächtler, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: FritzWachtler.jpg — Unknown photographer Stapf Bilderdienst, Public domain.

## Cite this page

"Fritz Wächtler". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/fritz-wachtler. Retrieved 6 November 2026.