SS-Sturmbannführer Oskar Schwappacher Vermisst - RK Träger

SS-Sturmbannführer 

Oskar Schwappacher

SS-Nr. : 357140
NSDAP Nr. 5096550

Born: 23.8.1914 Nürnberg
Vermisst : 5.1945 Frankfurt an der Oder (Lazarett)

SS-Stubaf: 9.11.44
SS-Hstuf: 30.1.42
SS-Ostuf: 1.6.40
SS-Ustuf: -

Many sources claims that Oskar Schwappacher was killed during the battle of Berlin, but according to DRK he was last seen at the Lazarett (Hospital) in Frankfurt an der Oder as a POW. At DRK is he listed as Major der Polizei.

Units (Known)
Kdt. 3.Lehrg.Battr. Vineta : 1944
V./SS-Art.AuE.Rgt. : 1943 - 1944 Abt.Kdr
SS-Art.Rgt.8 : 1943
SS-Art.Schule II : 1943 Abt.Fhr Lehrg.
SS-Ers.Art.Abt./SS-Pol.Div : 1943
4.SS-Polizei Div. : 1940 - 1943
Stam./SS-Sta.112 : 1942 - ?
Stam./SS-Sta.30 : 1940 - 1942

Awards (known)
Ritterkreuz
EK I
EK II
Inf.Sturmabzeichen
Ostmedallie
SA-Sprt Abz i. Br
Reichsprt.Abz i. Br

Anyone who want to contribute with info on Oskar Schwappacher can send the info to georg68schwab@gmail.com

MIA SS-Untersturmführer Werner Dallmann

SS-Untersturmführer 

Werner Dallmann

Born: 7.4.1924 (DRK Claims that his birthdate is 1922) Labas / Pommern
MIA - Hungary July 1945 as a POW.

SS-Nr. - 475313
NSDAP Nr. - 8669856

SS-Obersturmführer - 30.1.45
SS-Untersturmführer - 3.1.1944

Known units
SS-Freiw.Kav.Rgt.53 - 22.SS-Freiw.Kav.Div. "Maria Theresia" - 6.1944 - Kriegsende (Adjutant)
8.SS-Kav.Div. "Florian Geyer" - 4.1944 - 6.1944 (Unbekannt dienststellung)
SS-Kav.AuE.Rgt. 1.- 12.43 - 4.1944
SS-Junkerschule Braunschweig - 6.1943 - 12.1943 (Junker)
3./SS-Kav.Regiment - 7.1942 - 4.1943 (Zugfhr)
Instructur for the Heer in Poland  - 2.1942 - 7.1942
3./SS-Totenkopf Reiter Regiment 1 - 6.1941 - 2.1942
3./SS-Totenkopf Reiter Standarte 2 - 11.1940 - ?
Hitlerjugend - 1933 - 1940

Awards -
Ritterkreuz
Deutsches Kreuz im Gold
Ehrenblatt des Deutsches Heeres
EK I
EK II
Allg. Sturmabzeichen
Verwundet im, Schwarz

He was born on April 7, 192 in Wangerin, Pomerania. From September 1, 1933 to April 15, 1940, he was a member of the Hitlerjungend.
He enrolled in the SS (No. 475 313) on April 15, 1940 and the NSDAP (No. 8,669,856) on September 1, 1941. He was assigned to the 1st SS Totenkopf Reiter Regiment. In November 1940, he served in the 3rd company of this regiment. In June 1941, this regiment became the 1st Regiment of the 8th SS Kavallerie Division "Florian Geyer". He left the front in February 1942 to train as a sous officer in Poland. He was promoted to unterscharf-hrer on 20 April 1942. In September 1942, he returned to the division and was appointed section chief of the 3rd company of the 1st Regiment in April 1943. He was awarded the 1st Class Iron Cross on 1 December 1942 and was promoted to Oberscharfihrer on 11 March 1943. From June 21 to December 18, 1943, he attended the SS Officer School in Braunschweig. From December 1943 to April 11, 1944, he trained with an SS replacement and training cavalry regiment. He was promoted to untersturmfihrer on 1 March 1944. From April 11 to June 1, 1944, he served again in the Florian Geyer. On June 1, 1944, he was appointed "Warrant Officer" (Assistant Officer) to the leader of the 53rd Regiment of the 22nd SS Division "Maria Theresia". He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 January 1945, was promoted to Obersturmfihrer on 30 January 1945 and received the German Golden Cross on 6 February 1945. Seriously injured during the siege of Budapest in January 1945, he probably succumbed to his injuries in the city in February 1945.

Sources: DRK, A3343 SSO Dallmann, Werner, Serge

Info about / Infos zu Wenn alle Bruder Schweigen blogg

I have noticed a lot of traffic over the last year. Obviously has many people found my Blogg about the Officers of the SS interesting. But I also thought that it would help me in the progress of search of officers. I have seen that people have searched on my blogg of a more abscure officer (more unknwon low rank officers) wich make me believe that it´s a relative or close friend who maybe wanted to know more. But still NO on beside a very few have given me any help in my work, wich I also feel a little bit sad about.

But enough of complaints. I decided that I will stop publish more info about the officers of the SS / Waffen-SS and in particulare those who went missing during the war or in POW camps. The reason is seen above.

But I will atleast thank you all who have read my blogg during the two years of existance. I will keep all the records online for a few weeks, but soon I will remove all content, so those who want the info you have print it or save it in some way.

//Georg

If you want to reach me, you can do it on georg68schwab@gmail.com

Ich habe im letzten Jahr viel Verkehr gesehen. Offensichtlich hat viele Leuten meinen Blogg über die SS-Offiziere interessant gefunden. Aber ich dachte auch, dass es mir bei der Suche nach Offizieren helfen würde. Ich habe gesehen, dass die Leute auf meinem Blog nach einem eher absurdem Offizier gesucht haben (eher unbekannten niederrangigen Offizieren), der mich glauben macht, dass es sich um einen Verwandten oder engen Freund handelt, der vielleicht mehr wissen wollte. Trotzdem haben NEIN auf ein paar wenige geholfen, die mich auch etwas traurig machen.

Aber genug von Beschwerden. Ich habe beschlossen, keine weiteren Informationen mehr über die Offiziere der SS / Waffen-SS und insbesondere über diejenigen zu veröffentlichen, die während des Krieges oder in Kriegsgefangenenlagern vermisst wurden. Der Grund ist oben zu sehen.

Aber ich danke Ihnen allen, die meinen Blogg in den zwei Jahren ihres Bestehens gelesen haben. Ich werde alle Aufzeichnungen für ein paar Wochen online aufbewahren, aber bald werde ich den gesamten Inhalt entfernen. Wer also die Informationen haben möchte, kann sie ausdrucken oder in irgendeiner Weise speichern.

// Georg

Ob Sie mit mir Kontakt bekomme, shicke mir ein email am georg68schwab@gmail.com

SS-Sturmbannführer Dr Wolfgang Schlegel MIA 2.1945 in Berlin

SS-Sturmbannführer

Dr Wolfgang Schlegel

DoB: 7.4.1913 in Gelsenkirchen (At DRK is Hamburg given)
MIA: 2.1945 in Berlin

SS-Nr: 323779
NSDAP: 968 345

SS-Stubaf: 30.1.44
SS-Hstuf: 20.4.41
SS-Ostuf: 1.12.39
SS-Ustuf: 

Decorations:
?

Known Units:
33.Waffen-Gren.Div. der Waffen-SS -  8.1944 -.2.1945 als IVb (Arzt)
SS-Geb.Jäger.Regiment 28 - ?-? als IVb (Arzt)
SS-T.-Art.Regiment 3 - 7.1940 - ? als IVb

II./SS.T.Inf.Rgt. 1 -  1939 - 5.1940 als IVb



In the Führerliste from NARA is he listed as KIA on 24.2.1945
But no evidence is given and according to DRK he is still listed as MIA.

SS-Hauptsturmführer Karl Kaiser MIA 1944

SS-Hauptsturmführer
Karl Kaiser

Born - 6.7.1905 in Zichdorf
MIA - 9.1944 (later confirmed that he got killed by Jug. Partisans in June 1945.)
SS-Nr.: Not Known
NSDAP-Nr: Not Known

Units -
SS-Kav.Schwadron 7. , 7.SS-Geb.Div. "Prinz Eugen" ?-1944


If anyone has more on this SS-Hstuf Kaiser I would appriciate an email with that. Full credit given of course.

//Georg

Some thoughts

When I am reserching the SS officers and use the Waffen-SS Führerliste from NARA, one thing strucks me. What I really think is how poor that list is, it shows only brief story as an Officer of the Waffen-SS. As an example I just finished the SS-Standartenführer Walter Harzer (RK Holder) in the Waffen-SS Führerliste it shows 4 assignments during the war, starting with SS-Rgt Deutschland in 1941 and ends with 4.SS-Polizei Division in 1945. Well he served there, that´s is a fact. But the truth is that he signed up to the SS in 1931 (13.SS-Stand) and came to the SS-Stand. Deutschland in 1934.
I also think it´s a pity that the list doesn´t show if the Officer was a member of the NSDAP, which I think show some more about the person.

It´s a pity that the US officer who compiled the Führerliste of the Waffen-SS for NARA didn´t looked more into the files he had in his possesion.

When you look at the final version of Walter Harzer wich I created you can see wich SS-Junkerschule he attended, And also that he one year after ending the SS-Junkerschule he got demoted to SS-Unterscharführer (Officer in the SD Hauptamt) almost one year later his rank to SS-Untersturmführer was restored.

what do you think?




Best regards
Georg

More coming soon!

As you all have seen it was some time since I last published something here.

The reason is, actually two, first I'm working on Letter H and soon I will publish more than 500 pages (Excel) officers of the SS and Waffen-SS with names starting on H.
The second reason is that I have been onholiday in Lithuania as I become 50 Years old last week.

Best regards
Georg

SS-Untersturmführer Günter Bütte Vermisst 1.1943

SS-Untersturmführer

Günter Bütte

Born - 6.8.1921 in Breslau
Vermisst - 1.1943 in Ladogasee
SS-Nr - Not known
NSDAP-nr - Not known

Ranks
SS-Untersturmführer - ?

Decorations
DKiG
EK I
EK II
Panzervernichtungsabz.
Inf Sturmabzeichen
Ostmedaillie
Verwundetabz.. im Schwarz

Unit
1./SS-Pol.Pi.Abt.4 - ? -1943



If anyoen can fill the gap with info on him, I would appriciate it a lot

SS-Hauptsturmführer Albert Faass Vermisst im Narwa 27.7.1944

SS-Hauptsturmführer 

Albert Faass

Born - 18.9.1912 in Posen (today Poznan Poland)
Vermisst - 27.7.1944 in Narwa (Estonia)
SS-Nr -  284442
NSDAP - Not known if he was member

Ranks
SS-Hauptsturmführer - 30.1.1944
SS-Obersturmführer -
SS-Untersturmführer -

Decorations
DKiG 23.5.1944

Units
SS-Freiw.Pz.Gr.Rgt. 48 "General Seyffardt" as it´s Adjutant.
SS-Pz.Gr.AuE.Abt. 5

Unfortunately I don´t have more on this Officer, and he is also very Anonymous on the Internet. Not much about him to find. Which is a little bit strange when he was awarded with the DKIG.

//Georg

SS-Obersturmbannführer Vinzenz Kaiser Vermisst April 1945

SS-Obersturmbannführer 

Vinzenz Kaiser

Born - 28.2.1904 In Waltersdorf / Judenburg
Vermisst - 4.1945 In Nürnberg
SS-Nr: 54828
NSDAP-Nr: 17127
SS-Ostubaf: 20.4.1944
SS-Stubaf: 20.4.1943
SS-Hstuf: 20.4.1938
SS-Ostuf: 15.9.35
SS-Ustuf: 14.6.34

Decorations
- Ritterkreuz (1684): am 06.04.1943 als SS-Hauptsturmführer und Führer des III. (gep. SPW) Bataillon/ SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 4 “Der Führer” (20.04.1943: Aushändigung des Ritterkreuzes durch SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS Walter Krüger in Charkov) 
- Eichenlaub: am 18.04.1945 als SS-Obersturmbannführer und Kommandeur des SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 38 "Götz von Berlichingen" 
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 27.10.1942 als??? 
- Ehrendegen des Reichsführer-SS 
- Totenkopfring der SS 
- Goldenes Ehrenzeichen der NSDAP 
- EK II. Klasse: 28.07.1941 
- EK I. Klasse: 24.08.1941 
- Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber 
- Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz 
- Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber 
- 4. Sonderabzeichen für das Niederkämpfen von Panzerkampfwagen durch Einzelkämpfer 
- Nahkampfspange III. Stufe; Gold
Goldene Parteiabzeichen
Totenkopfring
Ehrendegen
Julleuchter
SA Sportabzeichen im Bronze

Units.
Stab/SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt 38  12.1944-4.1945
SS-Pz.Lehr-Gren.Rgt. im 16.SS-Pz.Gr.Div. 3.1944-12-19444
SS-Pz.Gren.Lehr Regiment 1.1944-3.1944
III.(gep.)/SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. "Der Führer" - 1943-
I./SS-Rgt. (mot) "Der Führer" -? -1943
9./SS-Inf.Rgt. "Der Führer" - 1940-
SS-Inf.Rgt. "Deutschland" - 1939-1940
LSSAH
SS-Junkerschule Tölz - 1935-1939 (Instructor)
II./SS-Standarte "Deutschland" - 1935
II./SS 1 - 1934-1935
Österreiches Legion - 1931-1934

One source claims that when Kaiser got captured by the Americans,  he refused tió give up his Ritterkreuz to one american soldier, as the US soldier shot him to get it.
One source that claims that Kaiser made the fate as a POW in the hands of US Forces, is that as late as in 1965 when authorities tried to find the body of Vinzenz Kaiser the bode of his Adjutant was found - SS-Hauptsturmführer Franz Kukula who was evidentily shot in the back of his head. The body was found in a massgrave with a lot of soldiers of the 17.SS-Pz.Gr.Div. "GvB" (supposed to been murdered by the US Rainbow Division) if Kaisers body was in that massgrave is impossible to know as Kukula was the only one to be identified. Most probably is the decorations and even Kaisers soldbuch today in a hand of an US Militaria collector or the family of the man who murdered Vinzenz Kaiser.

//Georg

Info about about my blog

Hello everyone,

I just want to make an excuse for the slow updates for my lists on SS-Führerliste and SS-Junkerschule courses. The reason why it go so slow is that I have to write everything down and it takes pretty much time. But I hope you all will be satisfied witht the outcome of the Blog.

I am working on the lists at the moment for Letter A, B and E. For the allready published lists will I make an huge update very soon. The Excelfile are very huge Letter A is at the moment 150 pages, Letter E is 142 pages and Letter B is 425 pages thick.

I wished I could publish it all at once but the software of Bloggger denies me to publish it at once.

Anyone who want to contribute to this blog feel free to contact me on georg68schwab@gmail.com

Best regards
Georg

SS-Obersturmführer Rudolf Muscheid Vermisst 3.1945

SS-Obersturmführer 

Rudolf Muscheid

Born -  10.2.1917
MIA - 3.1945 in Beneschau
SS-Nr: 467436
NSDAP: 5507437
SS-Obersturmführer - 21.6.1944
SS-Untersturmführer - 29.9.1943

SS-Units (known)
SS-StuG,Schule in Beneschau (Last known unit)
SS-StuG.Abt.8
SS-StuG.Abt.6
SS-StuG.2

Awards
DKiG 21.5.1943 Attached to the SS-StuGAbt.8 und as SS-Oberscharführer
Goldenes Hitler-Jugend Ehrenzeichen
1939 Eisernes Kreuz II.Klasse
1939 Eisernes Kreuz I.Klasse
Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Bronze
Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Schwarz
Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Silber
SA-Sportabzeichen in Bronze
Reichssportabzeichen in Bronze
Winkel für alte Kämpfer
Julleuchter der SS


Anyone who knows more about Rudolf Muscheid? Please send me info at georg68schwab@gmail.com

//Georg

Ps Thanks to Freddifro for the missing parts on Rudolf Muscheid

SS-Standartenführer Guntram Pflaum Vermisst im Ebensee 1945

SS-Standartenführer 

Guntram Pflaum

Born - 13.4.1903 in Freystadt
MIA - 1945 in Ebensee (POW Camp run by the USA)*
SS-Nr- 39477
NSDAP nr- 1200703
SS-Staf- 20.4.39
SS-Ostubaf- 13.9.36
SS-Stubaf- 9.11.35
SS-Hstuf- 20.4.35
SS-Ostuf- 13.8.34
SS-Ustuf- 20.4.34

Units/Offices
SS-Standort Auschwtz -1944-1945 (Sonderbeautrag RFSS)
SS-Kinderheim Kurmark 1943-1944 (Leiter)
HSSPF Russland Mitte - 1942-1943
SS-RuSHA - 1936-1937
Lebensborn   1935.1940 (Leiter verwaltungsabteilung)

He was reported as been killed by former inmates of the KL Ebensee camp. But still he is listed as MIA. At DRK he is listed as SS-Obersturmführer.

*After the war the former KZ Ebensee was used as POW camp for SS men, I knew a SS man who was held there as a prisoner, and he told me that when they marched into the camp the Americans screamed and shouted at them and showed the supposedly massgraves for inmates "There lay you victims you murderes". He also told me that there was now food geiven and when they arrived there was long grass in and around the camp. But soon all grass was gone as the SS-Men ate the grass to survive. He was estonian and attended the last SS-JS Lehrgang at SS-JS Tölz. He also told me that there was a lot of Hungarian SS-Men in the camp.

SS-Oberführer Nikolaus Heilmann Vermisst January/February 1945

SS-Oberführer

Nikolaus Heilmann

Born - 20.4.1903 Gundhelm
Vermisst - 1./2.1945 Frankfurt an der Oder
SS-Number - 327324
NSDAP Number - Not a member

SS-Obfhr - 

SS-Staf -
SS-Ostubaf - 1.4.42

SS-Stubaf - 20.4.41

SS-Hstuf - 1.5.39

Awards
DKiG 3.8..1942
RK - 23.8.1944
EK I - 9.9.1941
EK II - 27.6.1940

Heilmann joined the SS in 1.5.1939, on the same day he got promoted to SS-Hauptsturmführer. His first assignment was a Führer in the 75.SS-Stand. until he in 1942 got transferred to the Waffen-SS (aktiv) Unfortunately his file doesn´t mention the unit he served until in 1943 as he was transferred to the SS-Polizei Division. The only thing mentioned is the served in SS-Div. Das Reich.

Just two months after his assignment in SS-Pol.Div. he got transferred to the IV SS-Pz.Korps as Chef des Stabes. , and two months later he was once again transferred but this time to VI SS-Freiw.Korps, still as Chef des Stabes..

In februar 1944 he is transferred to the 15.SS-Freiw.Gr.Division (Lett.Nr1) asit´s Division Commander, this was once again a short term service as he in june 1944 was transferred to the VII.SS-Pz.Korps as its Chef des Stabes. But two months later he was assigned to the SS-Führungshauptamt and there in the Führerreserve, as they didn´t have any assignments for him at the time. Between October and November he attended a course for future Division commander. And after finished course he was assigned to the Aufstellungsstab as führer for the stab in the 28.SS.Freiw.Gr.Div. "Wallonie".This was his last assignment as he two months later got listed as Vermisst.

Source - SSO Heilmann

//Georg

SS-Untersturmführer Ernst Hadrich Vermisst 12.1944

SS-Untersturmführer 

Ernst Hadrich

Born . 21.2.1911 in CSR
MIA - 12.1944 in Budapest
SS-Nr. 304966
NSDAP - Unknown

Units
Unit at the time when he got missing is unknown.
SS-Pz.AuE.Btl.2 Prag
4.SS-Polizei Division

MIA SS-Unstersturmführer Karl Bechler Vermisst 1945 in Linz

SS-Untersturmführer
Karl Bechler

Born 17.8.1923 in Augsburg
MIA - 1945 Linz

Units - SS-Pz.Rgt. ?
            SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. 48
            SS-Totenkopf Division

No SS or NSDAP number known.

Listed at DRK in the Band XC

//Georg

MIA SS-Hauptsturmführer Martin Melzer Vermisst 24 Juli 1944

SS-Hauptsturmführer Martin Melzer

Born - 16.11.1901 in Elchesheim
Vermisst - 24.7.1944 in Lublin Majdanek
SS-Nr. 172106 (1933)
NSDAP - 3586167 (1934)

SS-Hauptsturmfüher - 30.1.1941
SS-Obersturmführer -
SS-Untersturmführer - 9.11.1937

Martin melzer was born on November 16, 1901 in Echelsheim, he studied to become a locksmith, but in 1919 he joined the Reichwehr in wich he would stay until 1931.

SS-Hstuf Martin Melzer joined the SS in October 1933, he was first attached to the 63.SS-Standarte in Tübingen. The time between 1933 and 1940 is unknown to me, but in the SS-DAL of 1937 he is still attached to the 63.SS-Sta.

In 1940 he was transfered to the 9.SS-T.-Standarte in Brno.  But he was soon moved from there and become Company commander of the  1.Wachkompanie in KL Neuengamme.. (1./SS-T.-Stuba KL Neuengamme).
Later it´s registred that he also had the capacity as Btl. Commander in KL Dachau, but when and wich battalion is unknown. But in 1943 he was transferred to KL Lublun-Majdanek in wich he was in charge of the 1.SS-T.-Stuba. KL Lublin-Majdanek, during the time of the camps dissolving he also was deputy in charge of the Camp.

SS-Hauptsturmführer Martin Melzer became missing in action at the time of the liberation of the camp in july 1944.

SS-Untersturmführer Herbert Bartholomäus vermisst 1945

SS-Untersturmführer Herbert Bartholomäus

Born - 9.10.1924 in Giessen
MIA - 2.1945 in Stuhlweissenburg

He joined the Waffen-SS on 1.10..1942 before that he had been a member of the Hitlerjugend since 1933. He went throught the 15.Kriegsjunkerlerhgang an der SS-Junkerschule in Klagenfurt.
After that he left the SS-JS Klagenfurt he was attached to the SS-Pz.AuE.Btl.10, But in January 1945 he was assigned to the 9./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt.3 "Deutschland". In wich capacity he served when he two month later was reported missing in action.

His confession was Gottglaubig, he left the church in 1941.

Promotions

SS-Junker  -  26.4.1944
SS-Standartenjunker  -  1.7.1944
SS-Standartenoberjunker  -  30.9.1944
SS-Untersturmführer  -  21.12.1944

SS-Nr. - 454128
NSDAP - Not a member

Sources  - SSO File H.B. DRK Suchdienst

Info about the SS-Führerliste

As many of you have seen, I ´t been able to ad the photos of the ones listed in the SS-Führerliste. The software doesn´t allow me to ad the photos as I copy them from the Excel file. I am terrible sorry that I have to split up the list in several pages. Once again the software of Blogger doesn´t allow me to ad such a huge file. The one listed in B is alone 382 pages long. And it´s still growing.

If anyone is looking for a particulare info, such as where I got the info etc. send me an email to georg68schwab(a)gmail.com


Best regards
Georg

SS-Führerlist der SS u Waffen-SS

I have now started to publish the first part of my SS-Führerliste. This is not a final edition as there is a lot of of info missing (promotiondates and deathdates as an example) but it´s a first attempt to make a complete SS-Führerliste.

The one who has been published so far is big part of the Letter B. I will continue the work and anyone who has info they want to share with me, and that I can ad to the SS-Führerliste send me an email on georg68schwab(a)gmail.com

You find the first letter in this LINK or to push the buttom "Führerliste" in the headline above.

Not shared info is lost info

//Georg

SS-Obersturmbannführer Dr Ludwig Ehrsam - Vermisst (später Erklärt)

SS-Ostubaf Dr Ludwig Ehrsam is a officer that gives a lot of emotions. He started his active carreer in SS as an Doctor in the Concentration camps. He joined the SS in 1931, but in 1936 he is listed in the SS-Sanitäts Sturm of the KL Dachau, pherhaps went he through basic traning there. The same year he was transfered to the KL Lichtenburg, and acted as its Doctor (Lager Arzt). He served in KL Lichtenburg only for a short time, as he soon was once again transfered to the newly established  KL Sachsenhausen, he remained at KL Sachsenhausen to 1937 as he once again for a short was transfered to KL Lichtenburg, after KL Lichtenburg he was transfered to the new Concentrationcamp outside Weimar, KL Buchenwald, still as its Lagerarzt. But soon he once again back to KL Sachsenhausen and as its Lagerarzt. This time he would be there until the outbrake of WWII.
Wich meant that he would leave the KL system and act as doctor for fighting units of the Waffen-SS.

At first he was in the SS-Totenkopf Division, in wich he would serve until 1944, and when the war ended he was Korps doctor of the IV SS_Pz,Korps.

He was listed as Missed in action after the war, but later it was revieled that he had been prosecuted and hanged by the Soviets just after the war. Not for his service in the KL system but as an active officer of the SS-Totenkopf Division, a unit wich the Soviets had a bad eye for.

Dr Ludwig Ehrsam had a reputation as being harsh and his nickname was "Grausam". He is one of the officers I study because of his service in the KL Sachsenhausen.

Born 31.71910 in Meiningen
Hanged 20.3.1947 in Berlin

SS-Nr. 19729
NSDAP Nr. 526435

Last rank - SS-Obersturmbannführer since 20.4.1943

//Georg

SS-Obersturmführer Siegfried Stiewe zu erst Vermisst, später erklärt

SS-Ostuf Siegfried Stiewe was first listed as Vermisst, his whereabouts was later relieved by a Walter H. from the SS-Pz.A.A.1 LSSAH. (Read about it here)

He was born 13.1.1924 in Demerkow. HE volonteered to the Waffen-SS in 1942 and came to the SS-Pz.A.A. from the beginning, he served in this unit throughout the war, with a short brake when he went through the 13.Kriegs Junker Lehrgang an der SS-Junkerschule Braunschweig. His last assignment was as Adjutant to the Battalion Commander Gustav Knittel.

Today his official deathdate is 27.3.1945

SS-Untersturmführer August Greble - Vermisst

A officer from Latvija (Lettland) born on 13-10-1906 in Riga. Joined the Waffen-SS in 1943. Went throught the 3 SS-Junker Germanische Lehrgang at the SS-Junkerschule Bad Tölz in 1943. Promoted to SS-Ustuf 21.3.1943

Served in 19.Waffen-SS Gren. Division Lettische Nr. 1 . He is NOT Listed at the Suchdienst of the Deutsche Rotes Kreuz.

//Georg

SS-Hauptsturmführer Walter Bloem - Vermisst

An interessting Officer of the Waffen-SS. He was an writer which used a diffrent name when he published books, he is more famous as Kilian Koll. He was born in 1898 and served in both wars. He volontered as soon as 1915 when he was 17 years old, and before the war ended he was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross. 

After the war he was attached for some time to an Freikorps  who mainly fought polish milicia. When WWII started he volonteered to the Luftwaffe and was attached to the Fliegerstaffel Boelcke. He flew both in Poland and France, and in France 1940 he got shot down, but managed to save himself with parachute. After a short time as Prisoner of war he returned to Germany and was later volonteering to the Waffen-SS.


                               
                                         SS-Hauptsturmführer Walter Bloem

Born 22.10.1898 in Barmen / Ostpreussen
Vermisst - 4.1945 in Berlin

Last known unit - III./SS-Pz.Gr.Regiment 37

More to come

//Georg

SS-Obersturmbannführer Hermann Frimmersdorf - Vermisst

SS-Obersturmbannführer Hermann Frimmersdorf 

Born - 24.3.1903 in Hamburg (according to the Book "Todesurteile..." was he born in Berlin)
Vermisst - 9.1945 Neuhammer (last known place)

According to the book "Todersurteile Sowjetische Militärtribunale gegen Deutsche..." was Hermann Frimmersdorf condemned to death on 28.6.1946 by a firing squad, after that his appeal to be pardoned his sentence was fullfilled on 17.8.1946. in the area of Moscow.

Last known unit - SS-Freiw. Grenadier Regiment 78 Kdr.

SS-Ostubaf - 20.4.43
SS-Stubaf - 13.12.40
SS-Hstuf - 20.4.37
SS-OStuf - 15.9.35
SS-UStuf - 30.1.34

SS-Nr. - 29023
NSDAP. - 146170

Known Awards
EK II
Totenkopfring
Ehrendegen der SS

SS-Hauptsturmführer Herbert Pollner - Vermisst

SS-Hauptsturmführer Herbert Pollner

Born - 14.6.1916 in Wattenscheid
Vermisst - 4.1945 in Posen

SS-Nr: 351299
NSDAP:

Known unit
SS-Junkerschule Posen -4.1945
9./SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt.21 (Frundsberg) Kp. Chef. 1944 -
SS-Junkerschule Braunschweig ? - 1944

SS-Untersturmführer Walter Bauer Vermisst 1944

SS-Untersturmführer Walter Bauer
Born - 4.1.1922 in Hausbach
Vermisst - 10.6.1944 - Frankreich

SS-Nr. 451943
NSDAP- Not a member

SS-Untersturmführer am 21.12.1942 After that he ended the 7. Lehrgang an der SS-Junkerschule Tölz

Last Known unit when he became MIA - 2./SS-Pi.Abt.12 as Zugführer (platoon leader)
First unit as SS-Freiwillige 3./SS-Pi.Ers.Abt.1 - 1940

SS-Sturmbannführer Dr. Karl-Heinz Knapp Vermisst 1945

One of the officer I am researching is the SS-Sturmbannführer Karl Heinz Knapp, the reason why I research him is as that he served in the KL Sachsenhausen which is my main subjet of Interesst.
What I have understood is that he was later in the war highly appriciated as Officer and Doctor, Unfortunately I don´t know much about him from his time in KL Sachsenhausen. But hopefully I will publish my book about men from the KL Sachsenhausen and there you will read more about him.

SS-Sturmbannführer Karl-Heinz Knapp

Born - 23.3.1913 in Hamborn
Vermisst - 5.1945

SS-Stubaf: 20.4.43
SS-Hstuf: ?
SS-Ostuf: 30.1.39
SS-Ustuf: 30.1.38

SS-Nr.: 226015
NSDAP-Nr.: 2034178

Letzte Einheit - 2./SS-San.Abt. 18 Horst Wessel Kp.Chef

SS-Oberführer und SS-Sturmbannführer d.WSS Johann Burkhardt

SS-Oberführer and SS-Sturmbannführer der Waffen-SS
Johann Burkhardt

Born - 18.8.1901 in Ringsee bei Ingolstadt
Vermisst - 7.1944 in Brody

SS-Obfhr - 9.11.43
SS-Staf - 9.11.36
SS-OStubaf - 30.1.36
SS-Stubaf - 15.5.36
SS-Hstuf - 14.7.32
SS-Stuf - 23.9.30

SS-Stubaf d.WSS - 20.4.44
SS-Hstuf d.WSS - 9.11.39

SS-Nr: 1704
NSDAP: 89511

Aufzeichnungen
Blutorden des 9. November 1923
Goldene Parteiabzeichen der NSDAP
Totenkopfring der SS
Ehrendegen der SS

MIA Officers of the SS-Panzer Regiment 3 "Totenkopf"

Anyone who can give me more info on this soldier please leave a comment or send an email to georg68schwab(a)gmail.com

Best regards

Georg

SS-Untersturmführer Rudolf "Rudi" Bal Vermisst 1945

Here is an officer who entered the Waffen-SS in 1943. Shortly after his service started another Officer had seen hi spotential as an Officer and he was sent to SS-Junkerschule BAd Tölz and completed the 11.Kriegslehrgang there. It ended in 1944 and shortly after was Rudolf promoted to SS-Untersturmführer (21.6.1944). As Rudolf was from Belgium he didn´t get an SS-Number which was exclusivly for Reich- or Volksdeutsche.

He became missing in Action in January 1945, not known eactly where, but he was at the time Company commander of the 3./SS-Frw.Gren.Rgt.70 of the SS-Div. "Wallonie"

He was born April 30, 1911 in Borgerhout. Even if his ad at Deutsche Rote Kreuz shows that he was born in Brüssels. His SS-Personalfile from SS-Personal Führungshauptamt gives a littlebit more information.

MIA Officers of SS-Pz.Grenadier Ausbildungs u Ersatz Abt. 2

Those officer became MIA attached to the SS-Pz.Gr.AuE.Abt 2, among them we also find SS-Ostuf Siebert, see SS-Pz.Gr.Rgt. "Der Führer". It isn´t uncommon to find officers and soldiers in more than one unit as their relatives or friends not was sure in which unit they served in.

//Georg

MIA Officers of SS-Pz.Grenadier.Regiment 1 LSSAH

//Georg