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Hans Zimmermann

Hans Zimmermann is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Hans Zimmermann rather than just read about it. In short: Hans Zimmermann (18 October 1906 – 17 February 1984) was a German mechanical engineer who became a Nazi Party official. He served as a local and county leader before becoming the acting Gauleiter of Gau Franconia between February 1940 and April 1942.

Hans Zimmermann — main illustration
Hans Zimmermann — illustration

Key takeaways

  • Hans Zimmermann belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
  • Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
  • Connect Hans Zimmermann to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
  • Reproduce the core statement of Hans Zimmermann from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Hans Zimmermann (18 October 1906 – 17 February 1984) was a German mechanical engineer who became a Nazi Party official. He served as a local and county leader before becoming the acting Gauleiter of Gau Franconia between February 1940 and April 1942. He attained the rank of SA-Oberführer in the Sturmabteilung (SA), the Nazi paramilitary unit. He was also a Reichstag deputy from 1940 to 1945, and served in the Wehrmacht during World War II.

Biography

Early life Born in Nuremberg, Zimmermann attended Volksschule and Realschule there through 1923. After a year-and-a-half as a trainee at Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nuernberg (MAN SE), he studied mechanical engineering at the Technische Hochschule Nürnberg and passed his state examination to become a mechanical engineer.

Nazi Party career Zimmermann joined the Nazi Party on 11 November 1930 (membership number 377,977) and the Sturmabteilung (SA) at the same time. In Nuremberg, Zimmermann functioned from January 1931 through June 1933 as a Party leader in the St. Johannis section of the city, then as an Ortsgruppenleiter (local group leader) and from 16 July 1934 as a Kreisleiter (county leader). On 27 June 1933, he became managing director of the Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse (AOK) a medical insurance company in Nuremberg, and from May 1939 to May 1945 he was the Director of the National Federation of Local Health Insurers. From May 1933 to 1935, he worked in the Stadtsrat (city council) of Nuremberg and from 1 October 1935 until May 1945 he was a Ratsherr (city councilor). Between 16 February 1940 and 4 April 1942, Zimmermann served as acting Gauleiter of Franconia, after longtime Gauleiter Julius Streicher had been removed from this post for corruption. On 7 July 1940, he was made a member of the Reichstag (parliament) for electoral constituency 26, Franconia, and served there until the fall of the Nazi regime in May 1945. From 15 April 1942 to 27 November 1943, he took a temporary leave of absence from Party service to perform military service with the Wehrmacht, serving at an artillery weapons school in France. On 20 April 1943 he was promoted to SA-Oberführer. On 1 January 1944 he resumed the leadership of the Nuremberg Kreis in the rank of Hauptbereichsleiter of the NSDAP. During the Battle of Nuremberg, he escaped from the city on 17 April 1945. Zimmermann underwent denazification procedures in Nuremberg, but not much else is known about his post-war life other than his death on 17 February 1984.

See also

Glossary of Nazi Germany List of Nazi Party leaders and officials

References

Citations

Sources Höffkes, Karl (1986). Hitlers Politische Generale. Die Gauleiter des Dritten Reiches: ein biographisches Nachschlagewerk. Tübingen: Grabert-Verlag. ISBN 3-87847-163-7. Miller, Michael D.; Schulz, Andreas (2021). Gauleiter: The Regional Leaders of the Nazi Party and Their Deputies, 1925–1945. Vol. 3 (Fritz Sauckel – Hans Zimmermann). Fonthill Media. ISBN 978-1-781-55826-3.

Illustrations

Hans Zimmermann illustration

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Hans Zimmermann

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Hans Zimmermann claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Hans Zimmermann before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Hans Zimmermann ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Hans Zimmermann

In research
Hans Zimmermann appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry
Engineering practice reuses Hans Zimmermann in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom
Hans Zimmermann is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1906 births, 1984 deaths, 20th-century German engineers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life
Look for Hans Zimmermann outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.
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How to study Hans Zimmermann in 20 minutes

  1. Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
  2. Close the page and write down what Hans Zimmermann means in your own words.
  3. Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
  4. Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
  5. Explain Hans Zimmermann out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Hans Zimmermann in simple terms?

Hans Zimmermann (18 October 1906 – 17 February 1984) was a German mechanical engineer who became a Nazi Party official. He served as a local and county leader before becoming the acting Gauleiter of Gau Franconia between February 1940 and April 1942.

Why does Hans Zimmermann matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Hans Zimmermann?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Hans Zimmermann.

Tags

  • 1906 births
  • 1984 deaths
  • 20th-century German engineers
  • 20th-century mechanical engineers
  • Engineers from Nuremberg
  • Gauleiters
  • German Army personnel of World War II
  • German mechanical engineers
  • Members of the Reichstag 1938–1945
  • Nazi Party politicians
  • Politicians from Nuremberg
  • SA-Oberführer

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