Wilhelm Rediess
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SS and Police Leader , Norway |
Friedrich Wilhelm Rediess (
Early life and career
Rediess was born in
He then worked as an electrician until he lost his job in the Great Depression.[1]
In May 1925, Rediess joined the SA and in December was approved for membership in the Nazi Party. He led a Düsseldorf SA company in 1927 and was transferred to the SS with his unit in 1930.[1]
Promotion swiftly followed for Rediess, who achieved the rank of
Second World War
At the onset of the
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After the German invasion of Norway, Rediess was transferred there to work with Reichskommissar Josef Terboven. In March 1941, citing reports of large numbers of Norwegian women being impregnated by German soldiers, Rediess implemented the German Lebensborn program in Norway.
The program encouraged the production of "racially pure" Aryan children, who were usually sired by SS troops. Ultimately, 8,000 children were born under the auspices of the program, which made Norway second only to Germany in registered Aryan births during the war.[4]
Death
Rediess committed
Awards and decorations
Among his many decorations was the Honour Cross of the World War without Swords, the Danzig Cross, 1st Class, the NSDAP Long Service Award in Bronze (10 years) and Silver (15 years), the SS Long Service Award (10 years), the SS-Ehrendegen, the DRL/Reich Sports Badge (Deutsches Reichssportabzeichen) in Silver on 13 August 1937, the Rider's Badge, the SA Sports Badge in Gold, the SS-Ehrenring, the War Merit Cross (1939), 2nd and 1st Class with Swords (1st Class on 30 January 1942) and the Iron Cross (1939), 2nd Class on 11 November 1943.
See also
- List SS-Obergruppenführer
References
- ^ ISBN 9783486596083.
- ISBN 9780521477697.
- ISBN 9780807846759.
- ISBN 9781845208806.
- ISBN 978-0191567568.