Johann Baptist Fuchs
Johann Baptist Fuchs | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Liaison, Supreme SA Leadership (OSAF), Office of the Deputy Führer | |
| In office 1 May 1935 – 1 May 1937 | |
| Führer, Bavarian SA-Feldjägerkorps | |
| In office 27 February 1934 – 1 April 1935 | |
| OSAF Special Plenipotentiary for Bavaria | |
| In office 29 August 1933 – 14 November 1934 | |
| OSAF Special Commissioner, Bavarian Auxiliary Security Police | |
| In office 1 May 1933 – 29 August 1933 | |
| Chief, OSAF Quartermaster Staff | |
| In office 24 February 1931 – 15 March 1933 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 June 1877 Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire |
| Died | 18 November 1938 (aged 61) Munich, Nazi Germany |
| Political party | Nazi Party |
| Alma mater | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
| Profession | Military officer; Police official |
| Civilian awards | Blood Order |
| Nickname | Hans |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | German Empire |
| Branch/service | Royal Bavarian Army Freikorps |
| Years of service | 1899–1919 |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Military awards | Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class Bavarian Military Merit Order, 4th class with crown and swords |
Johann Baptist Fuchs (8 June 1877 – 18 November 1938) was a German professional military officer who served in the Royal Bavarian Army during the First World War, and also was a member of the post-war Freikorps. He became a senior state police official in Bavaria and participated in Adolf Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch. He joined the Nazi Party and its paramilitary unit, the Sturmabteilung (SA), holding several high-level staff positions and rising to the rank of SA-Obergruppenführer.