Theobald Thier
Theobald Thier | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 April 1897 SS and Police Leader, "Kuban," "Kerch," "Lemberg," "Kraków" |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class War Merit Cross, 1st and 2nd class with Swords |
Theobald Thier (12 April 1897 – 12 July 1949) was a German SS-Second World War, he was convicted of war crimes, sentenced to death, and executed.
Early life
Thier, son of a merchant, was born in
First World War, serving as an artillery officer. He attained the rank of Leutnant, was wounded and was awarded the Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class. After the war, he was a member of the Freikorps. He then trained as a farmer and became a landowner.[1]
Thier became a member of the Nazi Party in 1923 (membership number 1,744,848).[2] On 9 November of that year he took part in Adolf Hitler's unsuccessful Beer Hall Putsch in Munich.[3] Leaving the Party in 1926, he emigrated abroad, living as a farmer and estate manager in Chile. In early May 1933, while still in Chile, he rejoined the Party's foreign organization.[1]
SS peacetime career
Returning to Germany at the beginning of 1935, Thier joined the
Standarte in Stuttgart from March 1936 until May 1937. From May 1937 to May 1939 he was commander of the 55th SS-Standarte "Weser" in Minden. In November 1938, he also assumed the leadership of SS-Abschnitt (District) XVII in Münster, holding this post until August 1939. He also simultaneously commanded SS-Abschnitt XV, headquartered in Altona, from May until October 1939.[4]
Second World War
After the outbreak of the
Quisling government. Beginning in December 1941 he worked for a few months in the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA) in Berlin. From April 1942 he was attached to the HSSPF "East" in the General Government.[5]
Thier was appointed the
Jewish prisoners.[7] On 1 March 1944, he transferred to the position of the SSPF "Kraków," remaining there until the fall of the city in January 1945. After the end of the war, Thier was arrested on 22 July 1945 and extradited to Poland to stand trial for war crimes. He was sentenced to death in Kraków on 10 December 1948, and executed in July 1949.[8]
SS and police ranks
| Date | Rank[9] |
|---|---|
| May 1935 | SS-Obersturmführer |
| April 1936 | SS-Hauptsturmführer |
| May 1937 | SS-Sturmbannführer |
| April 1938 | SS-Obersturmbannführer |
| November 1938 | SS-Standartenführer |
| November 1940 | SS-Oberführer |
| November 1942 | SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of police |
References
- ^ a b Yerger 1997, p. 52.
- ^ a b Schiffer Publishing Ltd. 2000, p. 24.
- ^ Klee 2007, p. 622.
- ^ Yerger 1997, pp. 52, 55, 146, 149, 198.
- ^ Yerger 1997, pp. 55, 114.
- ^ Yerger 1997, p. 68.
- ^ "Janowska". Holocaust Encyclopedia. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Yerger 1997, p. 52-56.
- ^ Yerger 1997, pp. 52, 55.
Sources
- Klee, Ernst (2007). Das Personenlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945. Frankfurt-am-Main: Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-596-16048-8.
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd. (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. Vol. 1 Augsberger to Kteutz. Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7643-0145-4.