Hans Schwedler
Hans Schwedler | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 October 1878 SS and Police Leader, "Krakau" |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class War Merit Cross, 1st and 2nd class Wound Badge, in black |
Otto Hugo Hans Schwedler (17 October 1878 – 2 May 1945) was a
Second World War
in Europe.
Early life
Schwedler was born in
Peacetime SS career
Schwedler joined the
SS-Junker School in Bad Tölz as an instructor and, from January to November 1938, as Deputy Commandant. He then transferred to the SS leadership school in Braunschweig until January 1940 when he was promoted to SS-Oberführer and returned to Bad Tölz. He remained there until July 1940 and, at the same time, was also assigned to the inspectorate of the SS-Totenkopfverbände (Death's Head Units) which administered the system of Nazi concentration camps. From July to October 1940, he served as Inspector of the SS-Totenkopfstandarten (Death's Head Regiments).[3]
Second World War
Schwedler was named the second
intelligence service) and the SiPo (security police), which included the Gestapo (secret police). He held this posting until 4 August 1941.[4] His tenure as SSPF was marked by the establishment of the Kraków Ghetto in March 1941. The ghetto, which would hold some 15,000 to 20,000 Jews, was enclosed by a wall made of barbed wire and stone, constructed using Jewish forced labor.[5]
On 4 August 1941, Schwedler was made an Oberführer of the
SS-Führungshauptamt (SS Leadership Main Office) the administrative and operational headquarters for the Waffen-SS. There he first headed Amt XI (Officer Training) and, from autumn 1944, Inspectorate 7 (Signals). Just days before the end of the war in Europe, Schwedler committed suicide on 2 May 1945.[1]
| SS Ranks[6][1] | |
|---|---|
| Date | Rank |
| 31 July 1933 | SS-Untersturmführer |
| 9 November 1933 | SS-Obersturmführer |
| 20 April 1934 | SS-Sturmhauptführer |
| 20 April 1935 | SS-Sturmbannführer |
| 1 January 1936 | SS-Obersturmbannführer |
| 9 November 1938 | SS-Standartenführer |
| 30 January 1940 | SS-Oberführer |
| 4 August 1941 | Oberführer der Waffen-SS |
| 9 November 1942 | SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS |
References
- ^ a b c Yerger 1997, p. 52.
- ^ Schiffer Publishing Ltd. 2000, p. 23.
- ^ Yerger 1997, pp. 52, 119, 206.
- ^ Yerger 1997, pp. 23, 52.
- ^ Kraków Ghetto Established in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- ^ SS Seniority List, 1 December 1937, pp.34-35 Retrieved 2 July 2022.
Sources
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd., ed. (2000). SS Officers List: SS-Standartenführer to SS-Oberstgruppenführer (As of 30 January 1942). Schiffer Military History Publishing. ISBN 0-7643-1061-5.
- Yerger, Mark C. (1997). Allgemeine-SS: The Commands, Units and Leaders of the General SS. Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7643-0145-4.