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[[Image:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-C08786, Zeesen, Jungfliegerheim übergeben.jpg|thumb|Wilhelm Ohnesorge, center, in civilian attire holding hat, 1937]]
{{Short description| German Politician}}
'''Karl Wilhelm Ohnesorge''' (8 June 1872 - 1 February 1962) was a [[Germany|German]] [[politician]] in the [[Nazi Germany|Third Reich]] who sat in [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]'s [[Hitler's cabinet|cabinet]]. From 1937 to 1945, he also acted as the minister and official of the [[Reichspost]],<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/hinkel.htm|title=William Ohnesorge (postal official)|accessdate=16 December 2007}}</ref> the German [[Mail|postal service]], having succeeded [[Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach]] as minister. Along with his ministerial duties, Ohnesorge also significantly delved into research relating to propagation and promotion of the [[Nazi Party]] through the [[radio]], and the development of a proposed [[German nuclear energy project|German atomic bomb]].▼
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▲'''Karl Wilhelm Ohnesorge''' (8 June 1872 -– 1 February 1962) was a [[Germany|German]] [[politician]] in the [[Nazi Germany|Third Reich]] who sat in the [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]'s [[Hitler's cabinetCabinet|cabinetCabinet]]. From 1937 to 1945, he also acted aswas the minister and official''[[Reichsminister]]'' of the [[ReichspostReich Postal Ministry]],<ref>{{citewebcite web|url=http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/hinkel.htm|title=William Ohnesorge (postal official)|accessdateaccess-date=16 December 2007}}</ref> the German [[Mail|postal service]], having succeeded [[Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach]] as minister. Along with his ministerial duties, Ohnesorge also significantly delved into research relating to propagation and promotion of the [[Nazi Party]] through the [[radio]], and the development of a proposed [[German nuclear energy project|German atomic bomb]].
 
==Life==
Born in [[Gräfenhainichen]], in the Prussian [[Province of Saxony-Anhalt]], Ohnesorge started working for the Imperial Post in 1890. He later went on to study Physicsphysics in [[Kiel]] and [[Berlin]], before he became the head of the postal service in the Imperial Headquarters during [[World War I]]. After the war, he became involved in right wing politics and joined the ''[[Deutschvölkischer Schutz- und Trutzbund]]'', the largest, most active and most influential anti-Semitic organization in the [[Weimar Republic]].
 
Ohnesorge first met Hitler sometime in 1920, and they became good friends. Shortly after this, he joined the [[Nazi PartyNSDAP]] (Party Membership Nr. 42), founding its first local branch (''Ortsgruppe'') outside [[Bavaria]], at [[Dortmund]]. By the year 1929, he had become the [[president]] of the Central Office of the ''[[Reichspost]]'', Germany's central postal service. With the Nazi takeover in 1933 Ohnesorge was named [[State Secretary]], and he ''de facto'' supervised the ''Reichspost'', particularly engaging himself for the propagation of the Nazi Party and their goals through the Post. From 1937, he assumedbecame the duties of Minister''Reichsminister'' of the ReichspostPostal Ministry, succeeding [[Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach]].
 
Ohnesorge was also intrigued by the possibility of party propagation through wire signals and radio, and became known as something of a technician for his work in making the latter technically possible. He is also known to have contributed heavily to research towards a German [[atomic bomb]], despite his occupation as the minister of the German postal service, which would constantly tax his time. He presented many designs and diagrams of his ideas to Hitler himself,<ref>Henry Picker ''Hitler's table discussions in the leader's headquarters''. 1997</ref> with whom he had developed a personal companionship.
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==References==
*Wilhelm Ohnesorge: ''Die Deutsche Reichspost in Geschichte und Gegenwart''. 1941.
*{{dein iconlang|de}} Rainer Karlsch: ''Hitlers Bombe''. DVA München, 2005. {{ISBN |3-421-05809-1}}.
*[http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/hinkel.htm Wilhelm Ohnesorge (postal official)]
 
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:''This article is based on a translation of the [[:de:Wilhelm Ohnesorge|corresponding article]] in the [[German Wikipedia]].
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