Nickname(s) Friedel Service/branch Waffen-SS | Allegiance Nazi Germany Other name Friedel | |
Rank SS-Obersturmführer
SS-Hauptsturmführer
SS-Sturmbannführer
SS-Obersturmbannführer
SS-Standartenführer
SS-Oberführer Died 1 November 1936, Bad Tabarz, Germany Awards Blood Order, Keeper of the Seals | ||
Richard Arauner (19. April 1902 in Solnhofen – 1. November 1936 near Tabarz) was an Oberführer in the Waffen-SS and agricultural functionary.
Life
Richard Arauner was born into an Evangelical quarry owner family and completed his farmer-diploma. In 1923 he joined the Freikorps Oberland and participated in the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich. On May 1, 1933 Arauner became a member of the Nazi Party and on October 1, 1933 he joined the SS. Since 1931, Arauner was Head of the Office of Agricultural Policy. Furthermore, he was a member of the German Reich Farm Council. Beside his activities in agricultural sector Arauner underwent an additional SS career. Since his entry into the SS he became officer in the SS Race and Settlement Main Office (RuSHA). Arauner rose from the Obersturmführer to Hauptsturmführer. Later he became Sturmbannführer, Obersturmbannführer, Standartenführer and Oberführer.
On November 1, 1936 he died in a plane crash on the way back from the inauguration of the Farmers Council of Landesbauernschaft Saar-Pfalz. Arauner was buried in Goslar.