DISPLAYTITLE Runic insignia of the Schutzstaffel The runic insignia of the Schutzstaffel known in German as the SS Runen were used from the 1920s to 1945 on Schutzstaffel flags, uniforms and other items as symbols of various aspects of Nazism Nazi ideology and Ariosophy Germanic mysticism . They also represented virtues seen as desirable in SS members, and were based on Ariosophy German mystic Guido von List s Armanen runes , which he loosely based on the historical runic alphabet s, the indigenous scripts of the Germanic peoples . Historical background, and runes in German nationalist and Nazi ideology File Armanenrunor i cirkel med siffror.png right thumb Guido von List s Armanen runes , a key influence on Nazi runology The Runic alphabets , the indigenous alphabets of the Germanic peoples , were in use by at least the first century AD, potentially in part influenced by the Roman alphabet . They were, however, more than simply letters and had Esotericism esoteric overtones as well the Old Norse word r nar runes has meanings that include secret knowledge and sign used in magic . ref cite book last1 Spurkland first1 Terje last2 van der Hoek first2 Betsy title Norwegian Runes and Runic Inscriptions pages 3 4 publisher Boydell Press year 2005 isbn 978 1 84383 186 0 ref Individual runes were also used to symbolize concepts, and Roman historian Tacitus records in his first century book Germania book Germania that the ancient Germanic peoples used what he called notae marks for divination . ref cite book chapter Runes in the First Century last Mees first Bernard title Runes and their Secrets ... center valign top File Schutzstaffel SS SVG1.1.svg 30px The double sig rune insignia of the SS Sig Victory or Schutzstaffel The sig rune or Siegrune symbolised victory sieg . In its original form ... the use of runic alphabets Nazi symbolism Uniforms and insignia of the Schutzstaffel Uniforms and insignia of the Schutzstaffel Viking revival , the rediscovery and popularization of ancient Germanic ... more details
Units and commands of the Schutzstaffel were organizational titles used by the SS to describe the many groups, forces, and formations that existed within the SS from its inception in 1923 to the eventual fall of Nazi Germany in 1945. The SS unit nomenclature can be divided into several different types of organizations, mainly the early titles used by the SS, SS unit titles of the Allgemeine SS , the military formation titles used by the Waffen SS , titles of commands associated with the Sicherheitspolizei SS Security Police , and special units titles used by such SS organizations as the death squad units of the Einsatzgruppen . Early SS commands 1920 1925 From 1920 through 1925, several early paramilitary terms were used to describe the various groups which would eventually become the SS. Among the most were Saal Schutz Hall Protection Formed at the end of 1920. It was a small permanent guard unit made up of NSDAP volunteers to provide security for Nazi Party meetings in Munich. It was disband after Hitler was sentenced to Landsberg Prison prison in 1924. ref Lumsden, Robin 2000 , p. 7 ref Stosstrupp Shock Troops A carry over from World War I , early bodyguard units of the fledging Nazi Party were typically referred to by this title. Stabswache Headquarters Guard Used by several units of the Freikorps , and adopted by both the Sturmabteilung SA and later the SS. Schutzkommando Protection Command Also a title of the Freikorps, this was one of the early names for the SS before the group adopted its final name of the Schutzstaffel in 1925. 1925 1929 In September 1925, the then fledgling SS established its first organizational structure, using the following titles Oberleitung Senior Leadership This was the headquarters staff of the SS then only a mere battalion of the Nazi Stormtroopers and was headquartered in Munich . SS Gau SS Region There were five SS Regions established ... SS SS Divisions DEFAULTSORT Units And Commands Of The Schutzstaffel Category Nazi SS ja ru ... more details
DISPLAYTITLE Uniforms and insignia of the Schutzstaffel File Bundesarchiv Bild 146 2008 0276, Hans Heinrich Lammers.jpg thumb 225px upright SS Gruppenf hrer Hans Heinrich Lammers in black Allgemeine SS uniform The uniforms and insignia of the Schutzstaffel were Nazi party paramilitary ranks paramilitary ranks and uniforms used by the Schutzstaffel SS between 1925 and 1945 to differentiate that organization from the regular Wehrmacht German armed forces , the German state, and the Nazi Party . Uniform design and function File SS Totenkopf.jpg thumb left 150px 2nd pattern SS Totenkopf or death s head, 1934 45 While a multitude of uniforms existed for the SS, often depending on the theatre of war where they were stationed, the all black SS uniform is the most well known. Black , traditionally a German colour, Citation needed date January 2012 was seen as sombre and authoritative. The black white red color scheme was characteristic of the German Empire, and was later adopted by the Nazi Party ... by many people. ref Heinrich Himmler, Die Schutzstaffel als antibolschewistiche Kampf organisation ... the Sturmstaffel storm squadron and in December the Schutzstaffel protection squadron , and in the following ... 1930 pattern Schutzstaffel uniform with shoulder board.png thumb 175px 1930 pattern SS uniform with shoulder ... opposite the badge of rank. File Rank insignia of the Schutzstaffel 1930.png thumb left 425px SS ... Also in 1933, the Image Schutzstaffel SS SVG1.1.svg 16px runic SS runes insignia was introduced ... VT regiment of the bearer. In all, there were three possible numbers Image Schutzstaffel SS SVG1.1.svg 16px Runic SS sub 1 sub for members of the Deutschland Regiment, Image Schutzstaffel SS SVG1.1.svg 16px Runic SS sub 2 sub for Germania personnel, and from 1938 Image Schutzstaffel SS SVG1.1.svg 16px ... and insignia of the Schutzstaffel Uniform design and function classic SS skull , a naturalistic ... File Collar insignia of the Schutzstaffel 1.png thumb 275px left Various unit insignia collar patches ... more details
Himmler commonly refers to Heinrich Himmler 1900 1945 , one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany. Himmler may also refer to Gudrun Burwitz Gudrun Burwitz, n e Himmler born 1929 , daughter of Heinrich Katrin Himmler born 1967 , a German author, the granddaughter of Ernst Himmler, younger brother of Heinrich See also Operation Himmler less often known as Operation Konserve, Operation Canned Goods , a Nazi Germany false flag project Schutzstaffel Personal control of Himmler Personal control of Himmler of Schutzstaffel Reinhard Heydrich Himmler and Heydrich Himmler and Reinhard Heydrich Category German language surnames disambig surname cs Himmler rozcestn k de Himmler ro Himmler ru vi Himmler ... more details
Gauf hrer was an early Nazi party paramilitary ranks paramilitary rank used by the Schutzstaffel SS between 1925 and 1929. Translated as SS region leader , the SS Gauf hrer had command of several SS Stafflen which were in turn commanded by an SS Staffelf hrer . The rank of Gauf hrer was influenced by the similar named Nazi Party position of Gauleiter . The insignia for a Gauf hrer was a swastika armband with two white stripes. The rank of SS Gauf hrer ceased to exist in 1929 when the SS Gaus were re consolidated into new Units and Commands of the Schutzstaffel SS units known as SS Oberf hrerbereiche , each commanded by an SS Oberf hrer . italictitle Nazi stub mil rank stub Category SS ranks ... more details
Hans G nther may refer to Hans F. K. G nther 1891 1968 , German race researcher and eugenicist in the Nazi Party Hans G nther SS officer 1910 1945 , List of SS personnel officer of the Schutzstaffel SS Hanns G nther , pen name of Walter de Haas, 19th century science writer, known for his description of a solar updraft tower and other alternative energy sources hndis name Gunther, Hans de Hans G nther ... more details
The SS Chevron for Former Police and Military was a prior service qualification badge which was displayed by members of the Nazi Schutzstaffel who had previously served as professional law enforcement or as members of the Reichswehr . The SS Chevron was similar in appearance to the Honour Chevron for the Old Guard , but with a darkened center and a silver service pip. One of the more famous holders of the SS Chevon was Arthur Nebe , who had earned the chevron through prior service as a professional detective with the Berlin Police Department. nazi stub Category Orders, decorations, and medals of Nazi Germany ... more details
File SS Zivilabzeichen.jpg 100px thumb SS Zivilabzeichen The SS Zivilabzeichen Image Schutzstaffel SS SVG1.1.svg 16px Runic Z.A. , was a Political decorations of the Nazi Party SS and Police Decorations badge of the SS issued between the years of 1933 and 1938 to certain SS officers. Translated as SS Civil Badge , the SS Zivilabzeichen was a small lapel pin worn on civilian clothing to denote membership in the SS. The badge was most commonly awarded to members of the Sicherheitspolizei who were veteran SS members. There appears to have been no set criteria for the SS Z.A. s issuance, and an Schutzstaffel SS member had only to apply to the SS Hauptamt in order to receive a civil badge. Known Civil Badge Numbers 1 Adolf Hitler 2 Heinrich Himmler 6,375 Adolf Eichmann Source SS service record of Adolf Eichmann , National Archives and Records Administration , College Park, Maryland Category Orders, decorations, and medals of Nazi Germany germany stub ... more details
Infobox Person name Erich Dinges image Erich Dinges.jpg image size 150px caption Erich Dinges birth date birth date 1911 11 20 birth place Frankfurt am Main known for Defendant at the Auschwitz Trial occupation Schutzstaffel SS Sturmmann party National Socialist German Workers Party NSDAP Erich Adam Oskar Dinges November 20, 1911, ? was an Schutzstaffel SS Sturmmann and member of staff at Auschwitz concentration camp . He was prosecuted at the Auschwitz Trial . Dinges was born in Frankfurt am Main . He worked as a driving instructor. He joined the Nazi party and the SS on March 1, 1932. From May 30, 1941 to November 1944 he was a chauffeur at Auschwitz. Dinges was tried by the Supreme National Tribunal in Krak w and was sentenced to 5 years in prison. Bibliography Cyprian T., Sawicki J., Siedem wyrok w Najwy szego Trybuna u Narodowego , Pozna 1962 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dinges, Erich ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1911 PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt am Main DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dinges, Erich Category 1911 births Category German military personnel of World War II Category Holocaust perpetrators Category People convicted in the Auschwitz Trial Category Year of death missing Category SS soldiers Category Auschwitz concentration camp personnel Category People from Frankfurt pl Erich Adam Dinges ... more details
Refimprove date December 2011 The SS Julleuchter was both an Political decorations of the Nazi Party award and trophy of the German Schutzstaffel that was presented to members of the SS from approximately 1936 until 1944. Manufactured by the Allach porcelain Allach porcelain company, the SS Julleuchter was presented to any SS member who participated in a Norse mythology Nordic pagan based holiday, such as the winter solstice . Heinrich Himmler originally had the intention to make the Julleuchter a standard gift to all SS members and there were no criteria attached to its presentation. For reasons which are not entirely clear, by the start of World War II , the Julleuchter had begun to be viewed as an SS decoration, and was entered as such in SS service record s once the Julleuchter had been presented. ref SS Service record collection, United States National Archives College Park, Maryland ref However, as the SS Julleuchter was considered non portable much like the Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe Luftwaffe Honor Goblet , there was no outward display on an Uniforms and insignia of the Schutzstaffel SS uniform indicating its presentation. Significant recipients Amon G th Heinrich Himmler Josef Albert Meisinger Oswald Pohl References reflist External links http www.thirdreicharts.com data inspect.asp?Item 702&Filter SS Cultural Items&Name Julleuchter SS Julleuchter Description DEFAULTSORT Ss Julleuchter Category Orders, decorations, and medals of Nazi Germany Category Heinrich Himmler ... more details
Black Angels may refer to Onterio Varrio Sur Black Angels , a Chicano street gang from Ontario, California The Black Angels band , an American rock band The Black Angels EP The Black Angels EP Black Angels Crumb , a 20th century composition by George Crumb Black Angels album Black Angels album , a 1990 album by Kronos Quartet prominently featuring compositions by George Crumb and Dmitri Shostakovich Los ngeles Negros , a Latin pop group The Black Angels , a 1926 novel by Maud Hart Lovelace The Black Angels is the name of a 1970 outlaw biker film The Black Angels was also a nickname for the Schutzstaffel , clad in black disambiguation fi Black Angels ... more details
Orphan date November 2006 Unreferenced date July 2007 Baron Luigi Parrilli was an Italian people Italian Aristocracy aristocrat a native of Genoa, who took part in the negotiations between Schutzstaffel SS leaders and the Central Intelligence Agency CIA s future director, Allen Welsh Dulles Allen Dulles , during Operation Sunrise . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Parrilli, Luigi ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Parrilli, Luigi Category Italian fascists Category Italian people of World War II Italy bio stub ... more details
The Black Order or just Black Order may refer to Fiction Black Order James Rollins Black Order James Rollins , a 2006 novel by James Rollins The Black Order Brigade , a political thriller graphic novel The Black Order , an List of D.Gray man episodes season 1 episode of the D.Gray man anime , season 1 Other Part III The Black Order of Track 10 The Mystic Prophecy of the Demonknight of Triumph or Agony , the sixth studio album released by the Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire A name for the Schutzstaffel in Nazi Germany from 1925 Either one of two groups in the history of Protestant fraternal societies in Northern Ireland sometimes described as Black Orders , appearing in the history of the Royal Black Institution disambiguation ... more details
Blackshirts or Blackshirt may refer to the following Politics and Government Blackshirts , a paramilitary movement of the Fascist Party in Italy during World War II and the interbellum years Blackshirts India , an anti religious atheist quasi political movement in India British Union of Fascists , whose party nickname was Blackshirts Schutzstaffel SS , Nazi military organization who had the nickname as they wore black and brown uniforms, compared to the brownshirts Sturmabteilung SA Blackshirts Australia , a militant Fathers rights movement fathers rights group in Australia. Media and Entertainment Blackshirts football , the informal name for the University of Nebraska football team defense Blackshirt , a gentleman criminal , is the main fictional character in a series of crime and adventure novels published between 1925 and 1969, written by Bruce Graeme the pen name of Graham Montague Jeffries , then by his son Roderic Jeffries. disambig ... more details
Infobox Chancellor name Kurt Lischka image Lischka.jpg imagesize 240px caption Official portrait allegiance flag Nazi Germany branch Image Flag Schutzstaffel.svg 23px Schutzstaffel serviceyears 1933 1945 rank Schutzstaffel SS Obersturmbannf hrer Lieutenant Colonel Kurt Werner Lischka 16 August 1909 in Breslau 16 May 1989 in Br hl Rheinland Br hl was an Schutzstaffel SS Lieutenant Colonel and Gestapo chief assigned to Paris in Occupied France during World War II. Lischka was the son of a bank official who studied law and political science in Breslau and Berlin. After obtaining his degree he worked in various district courts and in the Provincial Court of Appeal in Breslau. Lischka joined the SS on 1 June 1933, reaching the rank of SS Major in 1938 and then the rank of SS Lieutenant Colonel on 20 April 1942. On 1 September 1935 Lischka joined the Gestapo and in January 1940 became head of the Gestapo in Cologne. Lischka headed the operation which resulted in the incarceration of over 30,000 German Jews immediately following the mass destruction of Jewish property in the Crystal Night pogrom in November 1938. As SiPo SD chief of Paris Lischka was responsible for the largest single mass deportation of Jews in Occupied France. ref Michael Curtis Vichy France and the holocaust Society Volume 34, Number 4, 18 34, DOI 10.1007 BF02912205 ref Lischka was sentenced to a ten year prison term in Cologne in 1980. Kurt Lischka died on 16 May 1989 in Br hl Rheinland Br hl . ref Serge Klarsfeld . French Children of the Holocaust . New York University Press, 1996. Page 1,823. ref References reflist Holocaust France Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Lischka, Kurt ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Schutzstaffel SS Lieutenant Colonel and Gestapo chief assigned to Paris DATE OF BIRTH 16 August 1909 PLACE OF BIRTH Wroc aw Breslau , Czech Republic DATE OF DEATH 16 May 1989 PLACE OF DEATH Br hl Rheinland Br hl , Germany DEFAULTSORT Lischka, Kurt Category 1909 births Cate ... more details
The SS Membership Runes for Order Police was a badge worn by members of the uniformed order police or Ordnungspolizei Orpo of Nazi Germany who were also full members of the Schutzstaffel SS . The badge was centered on the lower left hand jacket pocket and appeared as two white Sig Rune s, itself the symbol of the SS. The SS Membership Runes were the first step in a merger of the Order Police and the SS, with Kurt Daluege and Heinrich Himmler both agreeing on a total merger of the SS and Police in Germany. This process was taken one step further in 1942, when all Orpo Police Generals were granted equivalent SS rank and began wearing modified Ranks and insignia of the Ordnungspolizei SS Police rank insignia . nazi stub Category Orders, decorations, and medals of Nazi Germany ... more details
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Unreferenced date April 2007 Italic title Haupttruppf hrer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that existed between the years of 1930 and 1945. Haupttruppf hrer was mainly used as a rank of the Sturmabteilung SA , but was also used by the Schutzstaffel SS in the early days of that group s existence. As an Ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung SA rank , Haupttruppf hrer was created from the much older Freikorps title of Truppf hrer . Haupttruppf hrer was considered a senior most paramilitary enlisted rank, below the first officer position of Sturmf hrer . A Haupttruppf hrer typically served as the senior non commissioned officer of SA regiments, known as Standarten , and the rank was the approximate equivalent to sergeant major . Haupttruppf hrer translated as head or chief troop leader and was considered senior to the rank of Obertruppf hrer . Between 1930 and 1934, Haupttruppf hrer was also used as a Ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel rank of the SS and was held by senior SS non commissioned officers much the same as the position was used within the SA. After 1932, however, the rank of SS Haupttruppf hrer became exclusive to the SS Verf gungstruppe , the predecessor organization to the Waffen SS . In 1934, Haupttruppf hrer was abolished as an SS rank and renamed as SS Sturmscharf hrer . The original insignia for Haupttruppf hrer consisted of two collar pips and a silver stripe, centered on a collar patch. After 1932, due to an expansion of both the SA and SS rank system, the insignia was modified to display two silver stripes. Some early Nazi records also refer to the rank as Trupphauptf hrer . class toccolours border 1 cellpadding 4 cellspacing 0 style border collapse collapse margin 0.5em auto clear both width 30 align center Junior Rank br Obertruppf hrer width 40 align center Ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung SA rank br Haupttruppf hrer width 30 align center Senior Rank br Sturmf hrer Category Nazi paramilitary ranks Category SS ranks Nazi stub mi ... more details
unreferenced date November 2007 Italic title Obertruppf hrer was a paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party that was used between the years of 1932 and 1945. The rank is most closely associated with the Sturmabteilung SA , but also was an early rank of the Schutzstaffel SS in that group s formative years. Translated as Senior Troop Leader , Obertruppf hrer traces its origins to the rank of Truppf hrer which was a title used by Stormtrooper Companies Shock Troops during the First World War . As an Ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung SA rank , Obertruppf hrer was created in 1932 due to the SA s expansion and growing membership. The rank of Obertruppf hrer was junior to Haupttruppf hrer and typically served as a senior non commissioned officer rank equivalent to a Platoon Sergeant in other military organizations. As an Ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel SS rank , Obertruppf hrer was used by the SS between the years of 1932 and 1934. An SS Obertruppf hrer carried similar duties to their SA counterparts and the rank was also used in the very early days of the SS Verf gungstruppe , later known as the Waffen SS . Obertruppf hrer was abolished as an SS rank after the Night of the Long Knives , when the rank was renamed as SS Hauptscharf hrer . Obertruppf hrer survived as a rank of the SA until the fall of Nazi Germany in 1945. The insignia for Obertruppf hrer consisted of two button pips and a silver stripe centered on a collar patch. class toccolours border 1 cellpadding 4 cellspacing 0 style border collapse collapse margin 0.5em auto clear both width 30 align center Junior Rank br Truppf hrer width 40 align center Ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung SA rank br Obertruppf hrer width 30 align center Senior Rank br Haupttruppf hrer Category Nazi paramilitary ranks hr Obertruppf hrer ru uk ... more details
For a leader of a Luftwaffe Staffel Staffelkapit n Unreferenced date December 2009 Staffelf hrer was one of the first paramilitary ranks used by the German Schutzstaffel SS in the early years of that group s existence. The Ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel SS rank of Staffelf hrer traces its origins to the First World War , where the title was used by commanding officers of German aircraft squadrons, known as Staffeln . The rank of Staffelf hrer was first created in September 1925 when the SS was officially formed along the lines of the previously disbanded Stosstrupp Adolf Hitler , which had been a personal Sturmabteilung bodyguard detachment tasked with the personal protection of Adolf Hitler at Nazi Party rallies and meetings. The early SS was formed into several Zehnerstaffeln , or groups of ten . Each SS unit comprised no more than ten Mann military rank SS Mann under the command of an SS Staffelf hrer , or squadron leader. The Staffelf hrer in turn answered to a local SS Gauf hrer , or district leader, who answered to the national leader of the SS, known as the Reichsf hrer SS . By April 1926, the basic SS unit had become the larger SS Sturm which comprised as many as fifty SS troopers. The rank of Staffelf hrer , at this point, became known simply as SS F hrer . In 1929, the rank of SS F hrer was officially renamed as SS Sturmf hrer . By 1930, the rank of SS Staffelf hrer had all but disappeared from the SS. It reappeared the following year, in 1931, as a Ranks and insignia of the National Socialist Motor Corps rank of the NSKK . In the early years of its existence, SS Staffelf hrer had no particular insignia and holders of the rank simply wore paramilitary uniforms with a variety of Nazi insignia. By 1929, an SS Staffelf hrer could be identified by a swastika armband with a white circular stripe. italictitle DEFAULTSORT Staffelfuhrer Category SS ranks Category Nazi paramilitary ranks Nazi stub mil rank stub ... more details
Expert subject WP GERMIL date November 2008 Infobox military person name Wilhelm Zander image caption nickname birth place death place Munich allegiance Nazi Germany German branch Schutzstaffel Schutzstaffel Nazi SS serviceyears rank SS Standartenf hrer unit commands awards laterwork Wilhelm Zander 22 April 1911 &ndash 27 September 1974 was an adjutant to Martin Bormann during World War II . As the war in Europe ended, he had accompanied Bormann to the F hrerbunker in Berlin . He later fled the bunker during Battle of Berlin , carrying documents that included the will of Adolf Hitler . It was subsequently discovered that he had adopted the surname Paustin and worked as a gardener. ref http www.washingtonpost.com wp srv style longterm books chap1 deathofhitler.htm WashingtonPost.com The Death of Hitler The Full Story with New Evidence from Secret Russian Archives Bot generated title ref External links http forum.axishistory.com viewtopic.php?f 38&t 125716&start 0 http forum.axishistory.com viewtopic.php?f 38&t 85902 References references Final occupants of the F hrerbunker Stubs Persondata NAME Zander, Wilhelm SHORT DESCRIPTION Occupant of the Fuhrerbuker PLACE OF DEATH Munich DATE OF BIRTH 22 April 1911 DATE OF DEATH 27 September 1974 DEFAULTSORT Zander, Wilhelm Category 1911 births Category 1974 deaths Category SS officers Category People from Munich Germany mil bio stub Nazi stub br Wilhelm Zander fr Wilhelm Zander pl Wilhelm Zander pt Wilhelm Zander ... more details
Harald Turner 8 October 1891 in Leun 9 March 1947 in Belgrade was an Schutzstaffel SS commander and Staatsrat privy councillor in the German imposed and led military regime in Serbia called the Military Administration of Serbia . ref http chgs.umn.edu histories otherness otherness2.html Visualizing Otherness II , Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, University of Minnesota. ref ref name WOLFE http www.holocaust history.org 19420411 turner wolff ...a Delousing Van ... Euphemism for Murder , Turner Wolfe, www.holocaust history.org. ref In 1942 in Serbia, in a letter to Karl Wolff , chief of the personal staff of Reichsf hrer SS Heinrich Himmler . Turner indicates the murderous nature of Schutzstaffel SS activities in Serbia. In the letter he indirectly indicated that he intended to use vehicles most likely equipped with gas to murder Jews in Serbia. ref name WOLFE blockquote Already some months ago, I shot dead all the Jews I could get my hands on in this area, concentrated all the Jewish women and children in a camp and with the help of the SD got my hands on a delousing van, that in about 14 days to 4 weeks will have brought about the definitive clearing out of the camp... Dr. Harold Turner s letter to Karl Wolff, dated April 11, 1942. ref name WOLFE blockquote His quotation marks around the vehicle s name indicate that the vehicle was meant for killing the Jews he mentioned. ref name WOLFE This follows a similar practice by the Nazis to publicly call gas chambers in concentration camps, shower rooms . After the war, he was executed by hanging in Belgrade . References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Turner, Harald ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 8 October 1891 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 9 March 1947 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Turner, Harald Category 1891 births Category 1947 deaths Category Holocaust perpetrators Category Nazi leaders Category SS officers Category executed Nazis Category people executed by hanging ... more details
Orphan date June 2009 Infobox Person name Alexander B low image Alexander B low.jpg image size 150px caption Alexander B low birth date birth date 1905 04 28 birth place Andri wce known for Defendant at the Auschwitz Trial occupation Schutzstaffel SS Sturmmann party National Socialist German Workers Party NSDAP Alexander B low born April 28, 1905 was an Schutzstaffel SS Sturmmann and member of staff at Auschwitz concentration camp . He was prosecuted at the Auschwitz Trial . B low was born in Andri wce . A farm worker, he was unable to Literacy read or write , until he joined the SS in November 1941. He worked at Auschwitz from then until January 1945 as a guard and escort, in particular at the subcamps of Auschwitz at Rajsko, O wi cim County Rajsko , Babice, O wi cim County Babice , and Budy. B low was cruel to prisoners. He was tried by the Supreme National Tribunal at the Auschwitz Trial in Krak w and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Due to an amnesty, he was released in the fifties. Bibliography Cyprian T., Sawicki J., Siedem wyrok w Najwy szego Trybuna u Narodowego , Pozna 1962 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Bulow, Alexander ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1905 PLACE OF BIRTH Andri wce DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Bulow, Alexander Category 1905 births Category German military personnel of World War II Category Holocaust perpetrators Category People convicted in the Auschwitz Trial Category Possibly living people Category SS soldiers Category Auschwitz concentration camp personnel Category Nazi war criminals released early from prison pl Alexander B low Germany mil bio stub ... more details
Infobox Person name Karl Jeschke caption Karl Jeschke birth date birth date 1890 08 17 birth place Hehenliebenthel known for Defendant at the Auschwitz Trial occupation Schutzstaffel SS Oberscharf hrer party National Socialist German Workers Party NSDAP Karl Hermann Jeschke born August 8, 1890, date of death unknown was an Schutzstaffel SS Oberscharf hrer and member of staff at Auschwitz concentration camp . He was prosecuted at the Auschwitz Trial . Jeschke was born in Hehenliebenthel . He joined the Nazi party in 1933. He served in the Wehrmacht fighting on the front until 1944. In July 1944 he was drafted into the Waffen SS and sent to Auschwitz, where he worked as a guard. In mid September 1944 he was transferred to the Charlottengrube subcamp. After the World War II war , Jeschke was tried by the Supreme National Tribunal in Krak w . He received a three year prison sentence. Bibliography Cyprian T., Sawicki J., Siedem wyrok w Najwy szego Trybuna u Narodowego , Pozna 1962 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Jeschke, Karl ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH August 17, 1890 PLACE OF BIRTH Hehenliebenthel DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Jeschke, Karl Category 1890 births Category German military personnel of World War II Category Holocaust perpetrators Category People convicted in the Auschwitz Trial Category Year of death missing Category SS non commissioned officers Category Auschwitz concentration camp personnel pl Karl Jeschke ... more details
Distinguish Richard Schroeder Rick Schroder Infobox person name Richard Schr der image Richard Schr der.jpg image size 150px caption Richard Schr der birth date birth date 1921 04 14 birth place Hamburg known for Defendant at the Auschwitz Trial occupation Schutzstaffel SS Unterscharf hrer party National Socialist German Workers Party NSDAP Richard Schr der April 14, 1921, ? was an Schutzstaffel SS Unterscharf hrer and member of staff at Auschwitz concentration camp . He was prosecuted at the Auschwitz Trial . Born in Hamburg , Schr der completed trade school to work as a freight forwarder . He joined the Hitler Youth on October 1, 1933, the Nazi party on December 1, 1939, and the SS on May 30, 1940. He was assigned to Auschwitz in December 1940, where he worked as an accounting officer until January 1945. Because he had only clerical duties, he had no contact with prisoners. Schr der was tried by the Supreme National Tribunal in Krak w and convicted of being part of a criminal organisation the SS and Auschwitz staff . He received a 10 year prison sentence, but released in the mid fifties under an amnesty. Bibliography Cyprian T., Sawicki J., Siedem wyrok w Najwy szego Trybuna u Narodowego , Pozna 1962 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Schroder, Richard ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH April 14, 1921 PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Schroder, Richard Category 1921 births Category German military personnel of World War II Category Holocaust perpetrators Category People convicted in the Auschwitz Trial Category Year of death missing Category SS non commissioned officers Category Auschwitz concentration camp personnel Category People from Hamburg Category Nazi war criminals released early from prison pl Richard Schr der ... more details
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