SS-officers 40-45, later in Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz

[Mikedc]

Hello,

Here I've a whole bunch of SS-officers who joined the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV) or the Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz (LfV) after the second world war.
But some info is missing with each of these men so hopefully somebody can fill in the blank spots, like DoB's, places of birth, party- and/or SS-numbers, promotiondates, ranks, etc. I did my best to track down as much as I could from each of them but below is all what I could find about them. So hopefully someone has a bit more on each of them...

Thanks in advance,
Mike



Richard Gerken.
Born in 1900.
Member SS(nr. ??).
SS-Hauptsturmführer.
He was Hauptmann within the OKH, Amt Abwehr.
Later on he worked for the SS-RSHA(department IV/Gestapo).
He was involved in tracking down anti-nazi’s in the Netherlands.
After wW-2 he became Regierungsdirektor within the BfV.
He also became head of Abteilung IV(Spionageabwehr)within the BfV.

Dr. Gustav Halswick.
Member NSDAP(nr. 5.850.390).
Member SS(nr. 337.658).
SS-Obersturmbannführer.
He was a teacher at the Reichsschule der Sicherheitspolizei.
He was also Kriminaldirektor within the SS-RSHA.
After WW-2 he became Sonderbeauftragter from the van de president from the BfV.

Dr. Wilhelm Ludwig.
Born in 1897.
Member SS(nr. 307.478).
SS-Sturmbannführer.
He served with the 87. SS-Standarte(HQ at Innsbruck).
He headed the Amtlichen Deutschen Ein- und Rückwanderungsstelle(A.D.E.R.St.).
He was also employed within the SS-RSHA.
SS-Obersturmbannführer.
After WW-2 he became head of Abteilung V within the BfV in Köln.
He also got promoted to Regierungsdirektor.


Erich Wenger.
Born in 1913.
On 1-3-1933 he joined the SS(nr. 169.200).
Member Leibstandarte SS ‘Adolf Hitler’.
In 1935 he joined the Gestapo in Berlin as Kriminalbeamter.
In 1939 he joined the Reichssicherheitshauptamt.
SS-Hauptsturmführer and Kriminalrat der Polizei.
He was employed within Abteilung IV(Gestapo)from the SS-RSHA.
In 1944 he headed the Gestapo within the German Ambassy in Paris.
With his team he secured the safety from the German Ambassador.
In 1944 he was also head of a German Police-unit that fought and tracked down France resistance fighters.
After WW-2 he was captured and during captivity he took another identity.
After his release he lived in West-Germany under this false identity.
In September 1950 he became a member of the BfV.
After a while he was promoted to Regierungsrat.
In 1954 he took up his original name again.
He became head of Gruppe ‘Informationsbeschaffung’ with the
Abteilung IV(Spionageabwehr)within the BfV.
On 19-12-1963 he was transfered to the Bundesverwaltungsamt in Köln.

Werner Aretz.
Member SS(nr. ??).
SS-Hauptsturmführer.
He worked with Abteilung IV(Gestapo)within the SS-RSHA.
He was also employed within the Staff from the HSSPF in Elsass-Lotharingen.
After WW-2, till 1964, he was employed within the BfV.
He was working for the Gruppe ‘Informationsbeschaffung’ within Abteilung
IV(Spionageabwehr).


Kurt Fischer.
Born on 8-9-1912.
No party-member.
Member SS(nr. 337.725).
SS-Hauptsturmführer.
He served with Stammabteilung 67.
He got promoted to SS-Sturmbannführer on 18-11-1943.
He was also Major der Schutzpolizei.
After WW-2 he took the false name of Karschner and he disappeared.
Later on he became a member from Abteilung VI within the BfV.


Johannes Strübing.
Member SS(nr. ??).
SS-Hauptsturmführer.
He headed Referat IV A 2 with Abteilung IV(Gestapo)within the SS-RSHA.
He was involved in tracking down the members from Die Rote Kapelle.
He was also involved in the murder of around 56 anti-nazi’s from the
German resistancegroup Schulze-Boysen/Harnack.
He was also known for mistreating prisoners.
After WW-2 he joined the BfV.
He was employed within the Gruppe ‘Informationsbeschaffung’ from the
IV(Spionageabwehr).

Alfred Wurbs.
Member SS(nr. ??).
SS-Hauptsturmführer.
He was employed within Abteilung IV(Gestapo)from the SS-RSHA.
In Norway he was a member from the Einsatzkommando 2 in Kristiansand, which compiled Jew-transports for the German deathcamps.
After WW-2 he was working for the BfV under an alias.
From 1956 till ?? he was Gruppenleiter with the Zentralabteilung V within
the BfV.


Adolf Puchta.
In 1931 he followed a course at the SA-Reichsführerschule.
After that he was an officer within the SA.
He also became a member from the NSDAP(nr. 3.469.510).
He also joined the SS(nr. 107.193).
SS-Obersturmführer.
He was working with the Gestapo.
In Norway he commanded an Einsatzkommando.
SS-Sturmbannführer(?).
He was also working in Russia and it's almost sure he was involved in
warcrimes.
After 1950 he became Oberregierungsrat with the BfV.
He was also employed within the LfV in Niedersachsen.
He was also a high member from the Witikobund.

[Mikedc]

Nobody who can help me here???


Mike

[Phil Nix]

Here is all I could find on them;
Dr Gustav Halswick born 1.3.1902 SBF 9.11.42 Awarded War Service Cross 2nd Class with Swords
Adolf Püchta born 25.2.1908 U&sf 30.1.38 Hsf 20.4.39 Sbf 1.8.40 Awarded the Golden Party Badge and the War Service Cross 2 nd Class with Swords
Phil Nix

[Mikedc]

Hello Phil,

Thank you very much. You know I'm already satisfied with even the slightest piece of information, so this was very welcome.

Still I hope that someone else has something more on these men so I just wait and see what happens....


Greetings,
Mike

[dylan]

Adolf Puchta KDS Bergen Head Avd III 1940-1941.
Werner Aretz 3/4/1912 Born in Velbert.
Luit. with 28 Pol Regt. Todt.
Erich Wenger 20/11/1912 SS Hauptsturmf. Gestapo Baccarat.
Birth place Romeyken Ostpreussen.
Gustav Halswick April 1944 Kripo Berlin.
Died 14/2/1974 in his birth place Keulen.

dylan

[Mikedc]

Hello Dylan,

Thank you very much for this additional info.


Mike

[Georges JEROME]

Werner Aretz was Gestapo leader in Darmstadt.
on 1940 he was attached Einsatzkommando 2/II (Diedenhofen) then attached to Gestapo of the KdSipo Diedenhofen.
On 1942 he was Leiter Referat VI B im Stab des BdS Metz.
he left Metz in 1944.

Anymore infos wellcome


Georges

[Shane A Beaver]

I believe that the following is from Antonio Munoz, "The German police", but Gustav Halswick is listed as being assigned to the Kripo-Stelle "Koblenz", probably 1944/45. Hope this helps.

Shane

[Georges JEROME]

Hi,
Kriminalkommissar Johannes Strübing was born in 1907 to Berlin. Volksschule. 1927 Schupo. 1/2/37 (till 1942) Gestapo office Berlin. Then RSHA Referat IV A 2.

Georges

[Georges JEROME]

Erich Wenger 20/11/1912 SS Hauptsturmf. When BdS staff Paris retreat in 1944, the Sipo SD officials was involved in action against resistance in East of France (Lorraine) Gestapo Baccarat.


dylan

Georges

[2105]

Hi! Anybody has a photo of Gustav Halswick?

[Oberhessin]

If somebody is in the munich Area on July 22nd, there will be a presentation on a paper on some brown roots of the Bavarian Landesverfassungsschutzamt.

[Oberhessin]

And here it is:
http://www.gruene-fraktion-bayern.de/si ... _print.pdf

[steve248]

I do not think Erich Wenger did have a false identity after the war.
He was the subject of a British war crimes investigation over the shooting of British SAS soldiers in the Vosges, 1944-45. It never came to trial probably because one or other British intelligence agencies thought they could use him.
And it was the British who put his name forward to join the infant BfV - along with Johannes Strübing who did create a false name during his employment with the BfV but for "business reason" not to disguise himself from the authorities.

[Oberhessin]

Interesting remark. You think the whistleblower from inside did tell lies ?
His "working alias" were Wagner and Wolter.