Arno Schickedanz (Schickedanz)

Schickedanz (Schickedanz) Arno (27.12.1892, Riga -15.4.1945), party and administrative activities. He studied at the University of Riga, was a student union, which became close to a. Rosenberg. After the collapse of imperial Russia went to Germany. Collaborated with the company 'Revival' and the newspaper 'Felkishe Beobachter'. He took an active part in party work, from the outset considered an expert on the 'Russian question', Officer M. von Sheybner-Richter. In 1933, Rosenberg Schickedanz appointed chief of staff he headed the Nazi Party Foreign Policy Management. One of the closest associates of Rosenberg, enjoyed his patronage, was considered one of the leading experts on the 'Russian question' in Germany. Since 1936 member of the Reichstag from Hamburg. By 'theoretical' work 'Zionism'. Held the rank of the Office gauptamtsleytera Rosenberg. Following the establishment of the Ministry of Eastern Occupied Territories (1941), Schickedanz was appointed to the post-imperial Commissioner of the Caucasus (with the center in Tbilisi). Imperial Commissariat was divided by the State Commission 'Kuban', 'Stavropol', 'Georgia', 'Azerbaijan' and 'Gorski General Commissariat', as well as on the main police stations 'Kalmykia' and 'Armenia'. However, the actual Schickedanz office to join and was unable to due to the fact that the occupied areas of the Commissariat were within the responsibility of the rear areas of the army groups and subordinate commanders. After the entry of Soviet troops in Germany with his family (wife and eight-year old daughter) had committed suicide.