Rudolf Degkwitz

Rudolf Degkwitz (19 January 1889, in Ronneburg – 21 May 1973, in Emmendingen) was a German physician, an early member of the Nazi Party and a participant in the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch.

He took part in Nazi political discussions in Munich and befriended Adolf Hitler.

In 1923 he became a member of the Nazi Party, and he took part in the Beer Hall Putsch in November 1923.

He signed the Loyalty Oath of German Professors to Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist State in 1933.

In 1944, Degkwitz was convicted by the People's Court of subversion of national defense and sentenced to seven years imprisonment.