Curt von Ulrich

Curt Albert Paul von Ulrich (14 April 1876 – 2 February 1946) was a German military officer and a Nazi Party politician who served from 1933 to 1944 as the Oberpräsident of the Prussian Province of Saxony.

After obtaining his Abitur, Ulrich joined the 23rd Guards Dragoons (1st Grand Ducal Hessian) regiment in Darmstadt in September 1894.

After the end of the war, he remained in the Reichswehr until 20 April 1920 when he was discharged from Hussar Regiment 14 in Kassel with the rank of Oberstleutnant.

Over the next few years, he became active in the Verband nationalgesinnter Soldaten (Association of Nationally Minded Soldiers), a right-wing veterans organization.

By 1925, he was active in Der Stahlhelm, the main German war veterans organization that was often allied with the Nazi Party.

From 1928 to 1930 he served under Franz Pfeffer von Salomon as Stellvertreter des Obersten SA-Führers (Deputy to the Supreme SA Leader) for western Germany.

In this key position, Ulrich and his staff traveled constantly, reporting on morale, equipment and the degree of compliance with Röhm's directives among the SA units.