Joseph Seydel, son of Professor Dr. Generalstabsarzt aD Karl (Ritter?) von Seydel (personal nobility) and Luise Koch, born in München 4 February 1887. Defiantly (for a Nazi) Catholic.
Leutnant 9.3.08
Oberleutnant 30.11.14
Hauptmann 17.1.17
Iron Crosses 1st and 2nd, Bavarian MilMeritOrd4X, Bavarian army 1911 jubilee medal.
Married 7.10.16 Lotte Schöning: 2 sons, 1 daughter
As member of Stammabteilung of Bund Reichskriegsflagge, took part in the 8/9 November 1923 "Beer Hall Putsch" and jailed afterwards.
1931 on staff of SA High Command (OSAF)
1932 Member of the Reichstag for Wahlkreis Dresden-Bautzen (!)
Leiter of the Zentralamt of the OSAF, one of his perks was issuing the Nazi Blood Order. (He gave himself serial number 4

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1935 NSKK Kraftfahrinspekteur West and chief of NSKK Obergruppe Südost
1943 NSKK Obergruppenführer.
Bavarian army Rank Lists, 1935 "Wer Ist's?" and "5000 Köpfe."