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Need Info on the following SSPF's

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Post by JohnRayTaylor » 15 Oct 2002, 07:59

I am looking for any info on theses SSPF's such as commanders and the men who might have served in them as well as the structure. I know I ask alot but any help would be greatly Appreciated.
SSPF.Albanien
SSPF.Bergvolker-Ordshonikidse
SSPF.Charkow
SSPF.Dnjepropertrowsk
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Post by thomas » 15 Oct 2002, 09:16

Dear JohnRayTaylor

This answers you find on the website "Third Reich Factbook".

If you do not have the webadress: http://www.skalman.nu/third-reich/

I think in Albania was an Höhrer SS- und Polizeiführer. the other ones were SSPF.

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Post by JohnRayTaylor » 15 Oct 2002, 09:33

Thank you Thomas. But I need more than what is there. I also need the names and ranks of the other SS men who were asigned to these SSPF's.
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Post by David Thompson » 15 Oct 2002, 14:37

von Bassewitz-Behr, Georg Graf (1900-1949) [SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS und Polizei] -- staff, HSSPF "Ostland" Sept-Nov 1941; SSPF "Dnjepropetrowsk-Krivoi Rog" 11 Nov 1941-1 Aug 1942; SSPF "Mogilew" (Mogilev) 1 Aug 1942-20 Apr 1943; HSSPF "Nordsee" (Hamburg) 16 Feb 1943-8 May 1945; commander, SS-Oberabschnitt "Nordsee" (Hamburg) {captured by British, extradited to USSR 16 Sept 1947 to stand trial on charges of killing 45,000 civilians in the Dnepropetrovsk area (LT 29 Sept 1947:3d); died in Soviet captivity Jan 1949 (Allgemeine-SS p. 61; ABR-SS).}

Fischer-Schweder, Bernhard (1904-1960) [SS-Oberfuehrer] -- service, Gestapo Liegnitz; service and later commander, Gestapo Breslau; service, Gestapo Vienna Mar-Aug 1938; Police Director, Memel Oct 1940-Oct 1942; service, Einsatzgruppe A as Schuetzpolizei attachment 1941; service, Einsatzkommando Tilsit 1942; SSPF "Charkow" (Karkhov) 10 Oct 1942-22 Oct 1942 (as Willy Tensfeld's substitute); SSPF "Kiew" (Kiev) 10 Oct 1942-22 Oct 1942 (as Paul Hennicke's substitute); tried and convicted by SS for public drunkenness and reduced to enlisted rank Sept 1943; service, SS Division "Hitlerjugend" Jan-May 1945 {arrested after WWII and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment; released; died 28 Nov 1960 (Allgemeine-SS p. 64).}

Fitzthum, Josef (1896-1945) [SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS und Polizei] -- Führer 11.SS-Standarte (Wien) 9 Sept 1932-30 Mar 1933; Führer 58.SS-Standarte (Köln) 1 Jan-30 Sept 1937; SD-Hauptamt Oct 1937-12 Mar 1938; Polizeivizepräsident Wien 1938-1940; Kdr. III.Sturmbann/15.SS-Totenkopfstandarte (on 5 May 1940); Staff, 9.SS-Totenkopfstandarte 1940-Jan 1941; Bataillonführer in 4.SS-Totenkopfstandarte Jan- mid-Jul 1941; acting Kdr. SS-Infanterie-Regiment 4 Mid-Jul-Aug 1941; Kdr. I./SS-Infanterie-Regiment 5 Aug 1941; Kdr. I./SS-Infanterie-Regiment 4 Aug 1941; acting Kdr. SS-Freiwilligen-Verband (redesignated SS-Freiwilligen-Legion 24 Sept 1942) "Flandern" 20 Jun 1942-15 Nov 1942 (per Bender, Waffen-SS Vol. 5; K. Mehner, in Die Waffen-SS und Polizei, gives start date as 18 Apr 1942); Kdr. SS-Freiwilligen-Legion "Niederlande" Jul 1942-20 May 1943; Beauftragter des Reichsführer-SS für Albanien (Tirana) Oct 1943-1 Jan.1945; SS und Polizeiführer "Albanien" (Tirana) Oct 1943-1 Aug 1944; Höherer SS und Polizeiführer "Albanien" (Tirana) 1 Aug 1944-1 Jan1945; Kdr. 18.SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Division "Horst Wessel"3-10 Jan 1945; Reichstag deputy {killed 10 Jan 1945 in an auto accident at Vienna (Wien) (ABR-SS; Allgemeine-SS p. 97).}

Guenther, Wilhelm (1899-1945) [SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Polizei] -- assigned to SD Oberabschnitt "Rhein" Apr 1935-Apr 1937; Führer SD Oberabschnitt "Südost" Apr 1937-Nov 1938; SD operations supporting occupation of the Sudetenland: Oct 1938; Sipo/SD Inspector (Inspekteur der Sicherheitspolizei und des Sicherheitsdienstes) (IdS) Stettin Oct 1939-Mar 1941; Sipo/SD Inspector (Inspekteur der Sicherheitspolizei und des Sicherheitsdienstes) (IdS) Kassel Mar 1941-Sept 1942; SS und Polizeiführer (SSPF) "Bergvolker-Ordshonikidse" 7 May 1942-23 Aug 1942; SS und Polizeiführer (SSPF) "Rowno" 1 Sept 1942-6 Jun 1944; Sipo/SD commander (Befehlshaber der Sicherheitspolizei und des Sicherheitsdienstes) (BdS) Triest May 1944-mid Feb 1945; staff, RSHA Feb-May 1945 {died 31 Dec 1945 (ABR-SS; Allgemeine-SS p. 62).}

Haltermann, Hans (1898-1962) [SS-Gruppenfuehrer und Generalleutnant der Polizei] -- SSPF "Kiew" (Kiev) 1 Oct 1941-19 May 1943; SSPF "Charkow" (Karkhov) 19 May 1943-11 Sept 1943; SSPF "Mogilew" (Mogilev( 20 Sept 1943-12 Jul 1944; HSSPF "Nordost" (Koenigsberg) 7 Jul 1944-9 Jan 1945 as Hans-Adolf Pruetzmann's substitute {died at Hannover 20 Aug 1962 or died 17 Jun 1981 at Paderborn (ABR-SS) (Allgemeine-SS p. 26).}

Harm, Hermann (1894-1985) [SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Polizei] -- Führer 4.SS-Standarte (Harthenholm) 24 Dec 1932-10 Jun 1933; Stabsführer SS Gruppe (later Oberabschnitt) "Nord" Mar-Dec 1933; Führer SS-Abschnitt XIV (Bremen; 24., 55., & 88.SS-Standarten) 15 Dec 1933-20 Mar 1935; Stabsführer, SS-RuSHA Mar 1935-Apr 1937; Deputy Chef, Gerichtsamt (Court Office) under Stab RF SS Apr 1937-Jun 1938; Stabsführer SS-Oberabschnitt "Nord" (later redesignated SS-Oabschnitt "Ostsee") 15 May 1939-1 Jul 1942; SS- und Polizeiführer (SSPF) for special assignments, HSSPF "Russland-Süd" Jul 1942; SS- und Polizeiführer "Dnjeprotpetrowsk-Krivoi-Rog" 1 Aug 1942-4 Oct 1942; SS- und Polizeiführer for special assignments, HSSPF "Russland-Süd" Oct 1942-Jul 1943; SS- und Polizeiführer "Litauen" (Kauen [Kowno]) 2 Jul 1943-8 Apr 1944; assigned to HöSSPF "Ukraine" Apr 1944-Nov 1944; Deputy Führer, SS-Oberabschnitt "Alpenland"/Chief of Administration to HSSPF "Alpenland" (HQ: Salzburg) Nov 1944-May 1945 {died 28 Nov 1985 in Hartenholm (ABR-SS; Allgemeine-SS p. 39).}

Kammerhofer, Konstantin (1899-1958) [SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Polizei] -- Führer, 25.SS-Standarte ("Ruhr"; Essen) 1 Apr 1936-1 Oct 1937; Führer, SS-Abschnitt XXV (Dortmund; 30. & 69.SS-Standarten) 1 Oct 1937-21 Mar 1938; Führer, SS-Abschnitt XXXI (Vienna; 11., 89., and 99.SS-Standarten) 15 Mar 1938-1 Oct 1942; staff, Reichsfuehrer SS Oct 1942-May 1945; Führer, SS-Abschnitt "Flandern" Jul 1941-Apr 1942; assigned for police training to Hauptamt Orpo, Berlin and SSPF "Dnjeproperowsk" Apr-Aug 1942; SSPF "Aserbeidschan" (Baku): SSPF "Kaukasien-Kuban"; HSSPF "Kroatien" (Zagreb [Agram]) 13 Mar 1943-10 Jan 1945; Wehrmachtbefehlshaber Kroatien 5 Dec 1944-10 Jan 1945; Reichstag deputy {died 29 Sept 1958 in Hannover (ABR-SS; Allgemeine-SS p. 107).}

Merk, Dr. Guenther (1888-1945) [SS-Brigadefuehrer und Generalmajor der Polizei] -- service, SS Division "Das Reich" 1941-1942; SSPF Charkow (Karkhov) 11 Sept 1943-18 Oct 1943; retired 1944 but reactivated as special duties officer HSSPF "Ost" 1944-1945 {KIA 20 Feb 1945. (Allgemeine-SS p. 113).}

Schaefer, Karl (1892-1943) [SS-Brigadefuehrer und Generalmajor der Polizei] -- SSPF Weissruthenien (Minsk) 22 May 1942-21 Jul 1942; SSPF Lettland (Riga) 7 Apr 1942-26 Apr 1942 (as Walter Schroeder's substitute); SSPF Litauen (Kaunas/Kovno) 25 Apr 1942-22 May 1942 (as Lucian Wysocki's substitute); SSPF Dnjepropetrowsk-Krivoi Rog 4 Oct 1943-2 Nov 1943 {KIA in Russia 2 Nov 1943. (Allgemeine-SS p. 59).}

Taus, Karl (1893-1977) [SS-Brigadefuehrer] -- staff, SSPF "Lettland"; staff SSPF "Dnjepropetrowsk"; staff, SSPF "Charkow"; staff, HSSPF "Russland-Sued"; SS und Polizeigebietskommandeur "Goerz" (Adriatsches Kuestenland) 1 May 1944-May 1945 {died in Austria 19 Nov 1977 (Allgemeine-SS p. 81).}

Tensfeld, Willy (1893-1982) [SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Polizei] -- Stabsführer, SS-Oberabschnitt "Nordwest" 1 Jan 1939-1 Jun 1942; SS und Polizeiführer "Charkow" 4 Aug 1941-19 May 1943; SS und Polizeiführer "Shitomir" 19 Apr-20 May 1943 (as Otto Hellwig's substitute); SS und Polizeiführer "Stalino-Donezgebiet" 19 May-4 Sept 1943; SS und Polizeiführer z.b.V. (SSPF for Special Assignments), HöSSPF "Italien" early Sept 1943-Jan 1944; SS und Polizeiführer "Oberitalien-West" (Monza) 23 Jan 1944-May 1945 {died at Hamburg 2 Sept 1982 (ABR-SS; Allgemeine-SS pps. 63-4).}

Wappenhans, Waldemar (1893-1967) [SS-Gruppenfuehrer und Generalleutnant der Polizei] -- SSPF Wolhynien-Brest Litovsk 4 Sept 1941-1 Sept 1942; SSPF Nikolajew 1 Sept 1942-Apr 1943; SSPF Dnjepropetrowsk-Krivoi Rog 4 Oct 1942-4 Oct 1943; SSPF for Special Tasks Oct 1943-Mar 1944 {deserted at end of war and changed his name; died in Hannover 2 Dec 1967. (Allgemeine-SS p. 61).}
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Post by Martin Månsson » 15 Oct 2002, 15:11

Hi John,

Unless you don't have it already I do suggest Mark C. Yergers excellent book "Allgemeine-SS". It contains MUCH interesting and useful information.

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Post by JohnRayTaylor » 15 Oct 2002, 21:43

Thank both of you David Thompson and Martin Månsson. But I am more interested in the men who were under the rank of Oberfuhrer. I know its hard to find the info but could you point me in the right direction?
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Post by David Thompson » 15 Oct 2002, 22:26

JohnRay -- I haven't really found a good source for that kind of information. Even with large data caches, if it's not in some kind of cyber-format, you have to search it manually. I started to catalogue SS and police assignments geographically a couple of years ago. If I hadn't done that, I wouldn't have had anything. I wish I could have been more helpful.
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Post by jpipes » 15 Oct 2002, 22:50

I suggest you stop by the Feldgrau.net forum and post a message in the Waffen-SS section moderated by one of the best experts on Waffen-SS topics in American, Mark Yerger. I'm sure he or someone in that forum can help you with the information you are seeking.
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Post by Georges JEROME » 15 Oct 2002, 23:44

John,


I work on HSSPF/SSPF org since years,
such informations were never published but are available in archives :
to collect such infos you wish, it take me half a year to check in german
archives in Germany (Bundesarchiv)
you've same in US Archiv in files of captured archives.
I suggest you to discover the joy of looking for infos through amount of papers
it's a very high sensation.

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Post by JohnRayTaylor » 16 Oct 2002, 05:19

Thanks All for the help.
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Post by Marcus » 16 Oct 2002, 18:15

Jason,

If you want to promote your forum, please do that in the Related Websites section, thanks.

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Post by David Thompson » 05 Nov 2002, 08:19

The US Holocaust Memorial Museum (Washington, D.C.) has begun putting some finding aids on the internet to their holdings. Their research website can be found at:

http://www.ushmm.org/research/collections/

This collection may help you with the HSSPF and SSPF personnel you asked about:

Deutsche Polizeieinrichtungen in den okkupierten Gebieten (Zus. Archivfonds) (Osobyi Fond #1323) (Amalgamated fond: German Police Agencies in Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and the USSR.) [manuscript RG-11.001M.15]

These collections may be helpful on the Arajs commando:

Befehlshaber der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD in Riga (Osobyi Fond #504) (Commander of the German SIPO and SD in the Occupied Territories of the Soviet Baltic States, Riga) [manuscript RG-11.001M.05]

Latvian State Archives of the Former Latvian KGB (State Security Committee) records from Fond 1986 relating to war crimes investigations and trials in Latvia, 1941-1995 (bulk 1944-1966) [manuscript RG-06.027]

Latvian Central State Historical Archive (Riga) records, 1941-1945 [microform]. [manuscript RG-18.002M]
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Post by JohnRayTaylor » 07 Nov 2002, 06:16

Thank you Mr. Thompson for the info and link. I will check it out.
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