Richard Arauner (19 April 1902 – 1 November 1936) was an ''

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'' in the ''

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'' (SS) and agricultural functionary. Richard Arauner was born into an Evangelical

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owner family and completed his farmer-diploma. In 1923 he joined the Freikorps Oberland and participated in the

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. On 1 May 1933 Arauner became a member of the

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and on 1 October 1933, he joined the SS."Rasse, Raum und Autarkie Sachverständigengutachten zur Rolle des Reichsministeriums für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft in der NS-Zeit"
. bmel.de. Retrieved 2016-03-16. Since 1931, Arauner was Chief of the Office of Agricultural Policy. Furthermore, he was a member of the German Reich Farm Council. Since his entry into the SS, he became officer in the SS Race and Settlement Main Office (RuSHA). Arauner rose through the ranks, from ''

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'' to finally ''

''. On 1 November 1936, Arauner died in a plane crash on the way back from the inauguration of the Farmers Council of Landesbauernschaft Saar-Pfalz. He was buried in

Goslar Goslar (; Eastphalian dialect, Eastphalian: ''Goslär'') is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the Goslar (district), district of Goslar and is located on the northwestern wikt:slope, slopes of the Harz ...

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