Hans Hüttig
Hans Hüttig | |
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Born | Dresden, German Empire | 5 April 1894
Died | 23 February 1980 Wachenheim, West Germany | (aged 85)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Schutzstaffel |
Years of service | 1932–1945 |
Unit | SS-Totenkopfverbände |
Hans Benno Hüttig (5 April 1894 – 23 February 1980) was a German
Early years
Hans Hüttig was born on 5 April 1894.
Following the outbreak of the
: 192Joining the Nazis
Hüttig returned to Germany in March 1920, working initially at the shop again before filling on a number of clerical jobs.[2]: 192 Hüttig joined the right-wing Der Stahlhelm in 1925 although he claimed that this was largely to feel a sense of belonging rather than because of any deep political convictions.[2]: 193 After running his own photography shop (which closed in 1930), Hüttig enlisted in the SS in March 1932 at age 37 as an unpaid volunteer and he joined the Nazi Party soon afterwards.[2]: 193
Concentration camps
Following the Nazis' seizure of national power in 1933, Hüttig was offered and accepted a full-time billet with the
After his time at Buchenwald, Hüttig saw service at
Post-war
After the war, Hüttig was held in Allied internment on suspicion of war crimes. However, he was not put on trial until June 1954.[4] Hüttig was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison in solitary confinement on 2 July 1954 by a French military court in Metz. In 1956, he was released from detention after eleven years and led a discreet life at home, until his death in 1980 in Wachenheim.[1]
Hüttig was one of only a handful of camp commanders interviewed by Israeli historian Tom Segev for his book on the commandants Soldiers of Evil. During the course of the interview, he admitted to Segev that "I knew very well what I was going to do in the SS".[2]: 8–9
Decorations
SS-Rank(s):
- SS-Untersturmführer 31.1.1937,
- SS-Obersturmführer 12.9.1937,
- SS-Hauptsturmführer 11.9. 1938,
- Last promotion to the rank of SS-Sturmbannführer in 30.1.1942.
Awards:
- DRL-Sports Badge in Bronze,
- Honor Cross of The World War 1914–1918,
- Wound Badge in Black 1918,
- Der Stahlhelm Membership Badge,
- NSDAP 10 Year Long Service Medal,
- SS-Ehrenring,
- Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939,
- SS-Ehrendegen Reichführer-SS,
- SS Long Service Medal.
References
- ^ a b Thompson, David (2002). "Huettig, Hans". A Biographical Dictionary of War Crimes Proceedings, Collaboration Trials and Similar Proceedings Involving France in World War II. Grace Dangberg Foundation, Inc. Archived from the original on October 29, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Segev, Tom (1991). Soldiers of Evil. Berkley Books.
- ^ Ernst Klee: Das Personenlexikon zum Dritten Reich, Frankfurt am Main 2007, p. 274
- ^ ""Trouw", Camp V[ught], Hans Huttig, Natzweiler Trials - Axis History Forum". forum.axishistory.com. Retrieved 2022-08-02.