Who was Erich Reitz ?
The young Erich Reitz as a Soldier in the Kriegsmarine during WW I.
He was stationed at the Helgoland fortress.
Erich Reitz joined the NSDAP in 1933, he was asked to join the party, by the members who bought party uniforms from him. According to his denazification file, he “reluctantly agreed”. Because of his organizational skills he was soon promoted to Amtsleiter in Barmen. In this picture we see him wearing the NSDAP uniform for an Amtsleiter. Below the swastika armband he is also wearing an armband with the text “Leitung”.
After a financial dispute with the NSV (nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt), he allegedly left both the NSV and NSDAP towards the end of 1934
Erich Reitz as a businessman leading the E.Reitz Uniformwerke in 1941.
Although he claims to have left the Nazi party in 1934, he is still wearing the party membership swastika badge ( Parteiabzeichen) and the german eagle ( Reichsadler) at the lapel of his jacket.
Erich Reitz at work in the clothing depot at Schoten Deuzeld near the Albert Canal where uniforms were loaded onto ships that would bring them to Germany to the “Bekleidungsamt” (clothing office) that ordered them.
Erich Reitz was very fond of his female employees and especially some of his secretaries. Here we see one of them assisting Herr Reitz at the depot in Schoten Deuzeld.
Erich Reitz at the summit of his power, running multiple clothing factories in several European countries during WW II.
Mug shot of Erich Reitz in 1946 during his denazification process.
Erich Reitz in 1963 during a holiday in Ascona, we see the Swiss part of the Lago Maggiore in the background.
