Background
Grohé was born in Gemünden im Hunsrück as the son of a shopkeeper.
Grohé was born in Gemünden im Hunsrück as the son of a shopkeeper.
He finished secondary school in 1919 and worked as a clerk in the hardware industry.
In July 1944, in addition to these posts, he was made the Reichskommissar of the newly created civilian administration in German-occupied Belgium and Northern France. From September 1944, however, the territory"s liberation by the Allies begun. He was arrested by the British occupation authorities in Cologne in 1945 and imprisoned until 1950.
After the war, Grohé remained dedicated to the Nazi cause for the rest of his life.
Politics and official positions
In 1931 he was appointed Gauleiter (regional party leader) of Cologne-Aachen, and in 1932 he was elected to both the Reichstag and the Prussian Staatsrat (State Council).