Emil Stürtz (15 November 1892 – missing 21 April 1945) was a German Nazi Party official and politician who served as the Gauleiter in Brandenburg from 1936 to 1945.

He transferred to the U-boat arm and served aboard U-128 until Spring 1918 when he was declared unfit for duty due to severe illness.

[1] On 28 December 1925, Stürtz joined the National Socialist German Worker's Party (membership number 26,929) and became the press and propaganda leader for the Ortsgruppe (Local Group) in Hattingen.

[2] Stürtz next became Business Manager of Gau Westphalia in June 1930 and by September was elected to the national Reichstag for electoral district 18 (Westphalia-South).

In September 1944, Stürtz became leader of the Volkssturm units within his Gau and was charged with constructing a defensive line against the Red Army advance on the eastern front.

[5] After his widow searched for him unsuccessfully for ten years – even amongst the late repatriates (German: Spätheimkehrern) – Stürtz was officially declared dead on 24 August 1957 by the District Court of Düsseldorf, the city of his residence.