Who was/were the successor(s) of Himmler in April/May 1945?
Who was/were the successor(s) of Himmler in April/May 1945?
It might sound hilarious(ly).
But who was/were the successor(s) of Himmler after he was extradicted/expelled from his posts on 29th April 1945.
Was there any successor(s) for the last days of the III. Reich??
MfG Michi
But who was/were the successor(s) of Himmler after he was extradicted/expelled from his posts on 29th April 1945.
Was there any successor(s) for the last days of the III. Reich??
MfG Michi
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Thanks for your answers!!!
But Hanke wasn't he sieged in Breslau??
So he might have even less power than the new, but powerless OBdL Ritter von Greim.
As for Alfred Wunnenberg, I haven't herd or read about his name, I wanna look into this
forum for a more detailed info.
MfG Michi
PS:
Sorry to put this start of discussion to a wrong "branch" of this forum.
But Hanke wasn't he sieged in Breslau??
So he might have even less power than the new, but powerless OBdL Ritter von Greim.
As for Alfred Wunnenberg, I haven't herd or read about his name, I wanna look into this
forum for a more detailed info.
MfG Michi
PS:
Sorry to put this start of discussion to a wrong "branch" of this forum.
Translated excerpt from Hitler's last will and testament:
"Before my death, I expel the former Reichsfuhrer of the S.S. and the Minister of the Interior Heinrich Himmler from the party and from all his state officers. In his place I appoint Gauleiter Karl Hanke as Reichsfuhrer of the S.S. and Head of the German Police, and Gauleiter Paul Giesler as Minister of the Interior."
The positions of RFSS and Head of the German Police were both given to Hanke. Alfred Wuennenberg was named Chief of the Ordnungspolizei replacing Kurt Daluege.
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"Before my death, I expel the former Reichsfuhrer of the S.S. and the Minister of the Interior Heinrich Himmler from the party and from all his state officers. In his place I appoint Gauleiter Karl Hanke as Reichsfuhrer of the S.S. and Head of the German Police, and Gauleiter Paul Giesler as Minister of the Interior."
The positions of RFSS and Head of the German Police were both given to Hanke. Alfred Wuennenberg was named Chief of the Ordnungspolizei replacing Kurt Daluege.
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Hanke
Hanke did know he had been appointed Reichsfuehrer-SS, but not until May 5. He flew out of Breslau almost as soon as he learned of his appointment. Sources differ as to whether he flew out in a Storch or a prototype helicopter. In any case, he landed at Hirschberg, where he met with Field Marshal Schoerner. Then, for reasons I have never learned, he flew to Prague. He landed at the airport and drove toward the city, which was in the throes of a revolt. Hanke tried to return to the airport, but the road had been cut by Czech partisans. Hanke then joined a detachment of the 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division in the uniform of an SS private. This group tried to fight its way back to Germany, but was forced to surrender at Neudorf bei Komotau (now Nova ves, Czech Republic).
Hanke was placed in a POW camp guarded by Czech partisans. Remarkably, no one told them who he was. He knew, however, that he would eventually be betrayed, so he attempted to escape on the morning of June 8. He got out of the fence but a guard shot him in the back as he fled. He was 41 years old at the time of his death.
Hanke was placed in a POW camp guarded by Czech partisans. Remarkably, no one told them who he was. He knew, however, that he would eventually be betrayed, so he attempted to escape on the morning of June 8. He got out of the fence but a guard shot him in the back as he fled. He was 41 years old at the time of his death.
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