SS-Sturmbannführer Josef Faulhaber, SD

[George_W]

I'm looking for the informations abot this officer:

Josef Faulhaber
27.04.1911
NSDAP 285 633
SS 280 218
Ustuf 20.04.1937
Ostuf 20.04.1938
Hstuf ?
Stubaf ?
I only know that (in 1940 or 1941) he worked in KdS Lublin as SD-leader.

George

[Peter]

born in Rottweil a N
promoted SS-Hstuf on 20 Apr 1939

Served SD in wartime Lublin.
Alive 1945 as SS-Hstuf.

[radevich]

Befehlsblatt des Chefs d.Sich.Pol. u. d. SD Nr. 15/44 from 08.04.1944 als Hstuf. „versetzt zum RSHA Amt VI“

[George_W]

SS-Hstuf. Josef Faulhaber was the first SD-Leiter with KdS Lublin between 11.1939 and 03.1940.

According to the informations from Landesarchiv Berlin he died on 28.10.1962.
source: https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothe ... VSKHKCXJ4X

George

[steve248]

Faulhaber:
Mar 40-May 1941, called up to Waffen-SS: SS-Ersatzeinheit in München-Freimann and attended a Unterführerlehrgang in Oberau; afterwards attended SS-Junkerschule
Braunschweig but didn’t finish the course after having argumentative words with another officer; assigned to LSSAH as Obertruppführer
May 1941, with LSSAH in the Balkans
June 1941-1942, with LSSAH in Russia
spring 1942, suffering “Magen- und Darmerkrankung” in a Lazarett in Kiew for 2-3 months; as no signs of recovery sent back to Germany and Genesungskomp.
in Berlin-Lichterfelde
spring 1943, joined RSHA VI F and “hatte mich mit den feindlichen Nachrichtenmitteln zu befassen, wobei Entschlüsselungsversuche unternommen werden”; he also did technical work for Unternehmen Zeppelin, travelling to Riga in Jan 1944 for this purpose
20 April 1943, SS-Stubaf
1 Apr 1944, transfer to RSHA VI F3
1945, with RSHA VI S, and headed for the Alpenfestung
May 1945, arrested by US forces in Austria: held at Walling, Salzburg, Hallein, Ludwigsburg
Feb 1947, released from internment at Ludwigsburg; joined his wife in Reutlingen; arrested and interned by the French; suffered from tuberculosis
1948, released; joined his father-in-law’s Buchbinderei and over the next decade increased the business and workforce from 6 to 140 persons

[George_W]

Thank You Steve.

George

[George_W]

Small correction: information that Josef Faulhaber was promoted to SS-Stubaf. on 20 April 1943 is incorrect. His final rank was SS-Hstuf.
However on 20 April 1943 another Sipo/SD officer with the same name was promoted to SS-Stubaf. - Gottfried Faulhaber with IdS Hamburg, SS No 408 457 (different man).

George

[steve248]

George

I agree Josef Faulhaber was promoted SS-Hstuf in 1939 (according to his SSO).
What I quoted above came from his statement to the West German police in Sept 1961; he died the following year so no going back to him
Possibly exaggerated his rank, like Prince Harry the Duke of Delusion whose book is universally panned in the UK press today.

[George_W]

Steve

Thank You for the explanation.

Did he say anything about his life and career before 1940?

George

[steve248]

1920-1928 Volksschule Brühl
1928-1929 18 months Handelsschule Brühl
1929-1930 kaufm Lehre
1930-1932 returned to Handelsschule
1932-1934 kaufm Lehre at a transport company in Mannheim
Feb 1934 SS; then called up to SS-Grenzüberwachung Reutlingen
1935 to Grenzüberwachungslehrgang in Passau
1935-Apr. 1937 Grenzüberwachung duty in Kiefersfelden
Apr.-Nov. 1937 in Munich where he was taught typing and stenography
Nov. 1937-Feb. 1939 at Greposchule Pretzsch, administration
Feb 1939 released from official duties to take over his parents' milking business
1 Feb. 1940 called up by Stapostelle Karlsruhe

[George_W]

Thank You Steve.

It seems that he did not mention anything about his posting to KdS Lublin between November 1939 and March 1940.

George

[steve248]

That's because he did not say a word about it...

[George_W]

SS-Hstuf. Josef Ernst Faulhaber died 28 October 1962 Reutlingen.

George