Wilhelm Helfer

Wilhelm Helfer
Reichszeugmeister,
Reichszeugmeisterei
In office
1 May 1941  8 May 1945
Preceded byRichard Büchner
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Führer, SA-Gruppe Hochland
In office
10 July 1934  30 April 1941
Preceded byWilhelm Schmid
Succeeded byMax Köglmaier
Führer, SA-Gruppe Hochland
In office
15 March 1933  15 September 1933
Preceded byJohann Baptist Fuchs
Succeeded byWilhelm Schmid
Additional positions
1933Landtag of Bavaria Deputy
1933–1945Reichstag Deputy
Personal details
Born(1886-12-26)26 December 1886
Kaiserslautern, Rhenish Palatinate
Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died15 August 1954(1954-08-15) (aged 67)
Laufen, Bavaria,
West Germany
Political partyNazi Party
Other political
affiliations
Deutschvölkischer Schutz- und Trutzbund
ProfessionMining official
Civilian awardsBlood Order
Brunswick Rally Badge
Golden Party Badge
Military service
Allegiance German Empire
Branch/serviceRoyal Bavarian Army
Imperial Schutztruppe for German South West Africa
Years of service1908–1910
1914–1918
RankUnteroffizier
UnitRoyal Bavarian Life Guards
Battles/warsWorld War I
Military awardsIron Cross, 2nd class

Wilhelm Helfer (26 December 1886 – 15 August 1954) was a German member of the Sturmabteilung (SA), the Nazi Party's paramilitary organization, who became an SA-Obergruppenführer. For many years, he served as the commander of the SA-Gruppe Hochland in the Party's stronghold in Bavaria, and then led the Party's Reich Quartermaster Office during the Second World War. He was also a Nazi Party politician who served in the Landtag of Bavaria and the Reichstag.