() was the official hunting society in Nazi Germany, 1934–1945. Membership was mandatory for all who possessed a hunting license.
Origin The was created through the () of 1934. Existing hunting societies were disbanded and the membership transferred to the new society.
Mission
Educate the hunting community to practice an ethical hunting culture.Deutsches Jagdleхikon: "Reichsbund Deutsche Jägerschaft" Retrieved 2018-01-11. Preserve the wildlife population unchanged to the benefit of future generations. Jews were excluded from membership even if they owned hunting grounds.
Organization
The was a statutory corporation with mandatory membership for all who possessed a hunting license. The membership was in hunting matters subordinate to the jurisdiction of the through its system of honorary courts. was led by Hermann Göring, as , and was governed by the . Elected officials did not exist; all functionaries were appointed by their superiors in the internal chain of command. Göring's deputy and leader of the daily work was Walter von Keudell until 1937. Administrative leader was Ulrich Scherping.
was organized in a number of . Some had a as leader of the . Each contained a number of under a . Each had a number of () under a . Thüringen, for instance, formed a with 15 that were state wildlife agencies.Archivportal Thüringen: "Jagdgau Thüringen - Kreisjägermeister für den Jagdkreis Weimar" 2013-06-14. The () and the () also came under the .
Rank structure
Göring Ulrich Scherping
by / by
by / by
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Dissolution The Allied Powers dissolved the in 1945, and its assets and properties were confiscated.Laws and Orders of Military Government. Braunschweig: Vieweg, 1945, p. 10.
Flags
Source:"Deutsche Jägerschaft." Forestry of the Third Reich. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
References