Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger
German Nazi, Higher SS and Police Leader in Poland, SS-Obergruppenführer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger (8 May 1894[1] – 10 May 1945) was a German paramilitary commander in charge of, and personally involved in progressive annihilation of the Polish nation, its culture, its heritage and its wealth. Long before the war he was a high-ranking member of the SA and the SS. Between 1939 and 1943 he was the Higher SS and Police Leader[2] in the General Government, giving him command of all police and security forces in German-occupied Poland. In this capacity, he organized and supervised numerous crimes against humanity and had major responsibility for the German genocide of the Polish nation: the extermination of six million Poles (three million of them Polish Jews) and massive destruction, degradation and impoverishment of the Polish state. He committed suicide in May 1945.
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Personal details | |
Born | (1894-05-08)8 May 1894 Straßburg, German Empire |
Died | 10 May 1945(1945-05-10) (aged 51) Eggelsberg, Allied-occupied Austria |
Known for | War crimes and crimes against humanity, including establishment of concentration camps and mass murder |
Military career | |
Allegiance | German Empire Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Prussian Army SS and Waffen-SS |
Years of service | 1914–1918 1931–1945 |
Rank | Oberleutnant SS-Obergruppenführer and General der Waffen-SS |
Commands held | Higher SS and Police Leader Ost SS Division Nord V SS Mountain Corps |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross War Merit Cross, 1st class with swords |