SS-Stubaf. Magill

[Jan-Hendrik]

In December 1939 I have him as Fhr. of 4.Schwadron of Totenkopf-Reiterstandarte in Zamosc, later he was Kdr. of 2. Halb-Rgt. of SS-T-KavRgt. 1. Who can add anything about him?

Jan-Hendrik

[Peter]

Magill, Franz
SS-Ostubaf.
born 22 Aug 1900 Kleist

SS-Nr. 132.620
NSDAP-Nr. 4.137.171

Joined SS on 4 April 1933
SS-Ustuf. promoted 20 April 1935
SS-Ostuf. promoted 1 Jun 1935
DAL July 1935 = F.Sch. Braunschweig
SS-Hstuf. promoted 15 Sep 1935
DAL Dec 1936 = F.Sch. Braunschweig
DAL Dec 1937 = J.Sch. Braunschweig
Riding Instructor
SS-Stubaf. promoted 20 Apr 1938
DAL Dec 1938 = J.Sch. Braunschweig
Assigned SS-Kav.Rgt. 1 in Sep 1939
Assigned Kdr. 11. Schw. in Lublin
Awarded KVK II m.Schw. 1940
2. SS-Reiter-Sta., Kdr. on 14 Jun 1940
SS-Stubaf. as Chef 11./SS-Kav.Rgt. 2 in May 1941
Awarded EK II 1941
Transfer 15 Nov 1941 to HSSPF White Russia
DAL Oct 1942 = b. HSSPF Rußland-Mitte
Acting Kdr. SKdo Dirlewanger 28 Dec 42 - 20 Feb 43
SS-Stubaf. with Brig. Dirlewanger in Jan 1943
SS-Ostubaf promoted 20 Apr 1943
SS-Ostubaf. Kdr. Nachsch. 14. SS-Div. from 2 March 1944
DAL Oct 1944 = Kdr. Nachsch. 14. SS-Div.


David Thompson wrote

(2.8.1900-?) [SS-Obersturmbannführer] – SS: 132620; commander, SS 2nd Cavalry Regiment (SS-Kavallerieregiment 2); commander of supplies for the 14th Galician SS Volunteer Division (on 1 Jul 1944); service, Dirlewanger Brigade {arrested by West German authorities and charged with complicity in the murder of 5,200 Jews at Pinsk and mass shootings in the Pripet zone (Pripjetgebiet) by the SS 2nd Cavalry Regiment between 4-15 Aug 1941 at Dawid Gorodok (Davidgrodek), Janow, and Luniniec; put on trial 17 Feb 1964 by a West German court at Brunswick (Braunschweig) (NYT 16 Feb 1964:4:2; NYT 18 Feb 1964:3:6); convicted and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment 20 Apr 1964 (NYT 21 Apr 1964:2:6; JuNSV Verfahren Lfd.Nr.570; LG Braunschweig 640420; BGH 641117; Dienstaltersliste der Waffen-SS [1 Jul 1944]).}

Sources various DALs, John P Moore's Fuhrerliste, FL MacLean "Cruel Hunters", AHF, etc

[Dieter Zinke]

David Thompson wrote

.... convicted and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment 20 Apr 1964 (NYT 21 Apr 1964:2:6; JuNSV Verfahren Lfd.Nr.570; LG Braunschweig 640420; BGH 641117; ...

20.04.1964 durch das Schwurgericht beim LG Braunschweig wegen ”fortgesetzter Beihilfe zum Mord in mindestens 5.254 Fällen und zum versuchten Mord in mindestens 100 Fällen” zu fünf Jahren Zuchthaus (unter Anrechnung der Untersuchungshaft) und Aberkennung der bürgerlichen Ehrenrechte auf die Dauer von drei Jahren verurteilt

Dieter Z.

[Jan-Hendrik]

Thank you both for your quick help, that leaves only two questions open:

- does anybody knows his DoD?
- what was his function within the Brigade Dirlewanger?

Jan-Hendrik

[Dieter Zinke]

- what was his function within the Brigade Dirlewanger?

Jan-Hendrik

He was the deputy of Dirlewanger during the Unternehmen "Hornung"
See pages 944 / 945 / 946 of
- Gerlach, Christian: Kalkulierte Morde, Die deutsche Wirtschafts- und Vernichtungspolitik in Weißrussland 1941 bis 1944. Hamburger Edition HIS Verlagsges. mbH, Hamburg 1999

Dieter Z.

[Jan-Hendrik]

Thank you, old friend

Jan-Hendrik

[Jan-Hendrik]

Still looking for his date of Death....anybody?

Jan-Hendrik

[Jan-Hendrik]

per Yerger, Vol.4, p.29 he was leader of SS-Sonderkommando 'Dirlewanger'

Jan-Hendrik