JULIUS DORPMÜLLER 24 July 1869 – 5 July 1945
Julius Heinrich Dorpmüller was born on 24 July 1869 in Elberfeld, Germany. He studied engineering and specialized in railway construction, beginning his career with the Prussian State Railways. In the early 20th century, he worked abroad, notably in China on the construction of the Shandong Railway, which strengthened his expertise in international railway projects.
In 1926, Dorpmüller became General Director of the Deutsche Reichsbahn, the German National Railway. With the rise of the NSDAP regime, he continued in his position and, in 1937, was appointed Reich Minister of Transport. In this role, he oversaw the expansion of Germany’s railway system during the Second World War, which played a crucial role in the logistics of the regime.
After Germany’s defeat in 1945, Dorpmüller remained in office briefly under the Allied occupation until his death. He died of cancer on 5 July 1945 in Malente, Schleswig-Holstein.
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