Franz Seldte ( 29 June 1882 in Magdeburg â `` 1 April 1947 in FÃ 1\/4 rth ) was the co-founder of the Stahlhelm , Bund der Frontsoldaten . Franz Seldte ( 29 June 1882 - 1 April 1947 ) was a cofounder of the German paramilitary organization Stahlhelm , Bund der Frontsoldaten , a Nazi politician , and a Reich labor minister .