SS-Oberführer Hans Loritz

[Georg_S]

Hello,

I wonder if someone can provide me some info over SS-Oberführer Hans Loritz?
He started his career in the KL Dachau as Komm. over Wachsturmbanne Dachau, but does anyone know his rank at that time?
And possibly how long he held this command?

Best regards,

Georg

Ps. I attach a photo of Loritz from his SS-file.

[Max Williams]

Georg,
That's not Loritz. It's Piorkowski.
Max

[Georg_S]

Hello Max,

That was new to me, I have gotten this photo from GKL Dachau and they stated it was Loritz, are you sure??

Best

Georg

[Georg_S]

I attach a photo of Piorkowski to compare with

/Georg

[Max Williams]

Hello Max,

That was new to me, I have gotten this photo from
GKL Dachau and they stated it was Loritz, are you sure??

Best

Georg

Georg,
100% sure. I have the same picture of Piorkowski from his SS file at the BDC. Here is Loritz.
Max

[Georg_S]

Thanks a lot Max,

Hmm The photo of "Loritz" is even on dispaly at GKL Dachau saying it´s Loritz.
I have to write to them and telling them to correct it.

Best regards,

Georg

[Max Williams]

Thanks a lot Max,

Hmm The photo of "Loritz" is even on dispaly at GKL Dachau saying it´s Loritz.
I have to write to them and telling them to correct it.

Best regards,

Georg

Georg,
I was at the BDC when the female representative from the GKL Dachau was going through the SS files about 4/5 years ago. I had lunch with her! She had so many files, she could have got them confused. In my experience, you are wasting your time writing to them. They probably won't change it.
As an aside, I also went through Loritz's SS files. There was no photo like the one you've posted in his files. There was a beauty with his wife, but copying was not allowed as his wife was in the photo also. Take a look in French MacLean's "The Camp Men". He identifies your Loritz as Piorkowski also.
Regards,
Max

[Phil Nix]

Loritz career.
MdF 1/II/29 21.12.30 - 15.12.31
MdF then Kdr II/29 to 20.4.33
Mdf 29 sta to 15.12.33
Führer z.b.V. Abschnitt VIII to 1.3.34
Führer Österreich Sta in Kaserne Dachau und beim Hilfswerk Dachau 15.12.33 - 1.3.34
Führer bei der Höheren Polizeischule Eiche to 1.7.34
Transferred to KZ service 15.12.33
Kdr KZ Papenburg 15.12.33 - 1.7.34
Kdr KZ Esterwegen to 1.4.36
Kdr KZ Dachau to 1.7.39 (Dismissed for being to harsh succeeded by Alex Piokowski)
Führer SS AB XXXV to 1.4.43
Kdr KZ Sachsenhausen 1.4.40 - 31.8.42 (Again dismissed for being too harsh and for financial irregularities,
succeeded by Anton Kaindl)
Leiter Arbeitseinsatz beim HSSPF Nord in Oslo to 5.45
Pic of him and his wife attached

Philmil

[Max Williams]

That's the one Phil, but the one in the original file was much better quality. Your one looks like a microfilm printed copy, such as is available from NARA.
Max

[Michael Miller]

Hmm The photo of "Loritz" is even on dispaly at GKL Dachau
saying it´s Loritz. I have to write to them and telling them to
correct it.

Mein Gott, yes- PLEASE write them as soon as humanly possible! I'm aghast that the people who run the Dachau Memorial- of ALL people!- can't properly identify the KOMMANDANTS of the camp!

Arrgghhh!!!! Where are my pills!?


~ Apopleptic Miller

[Georg_S]

Hello again,

Thanks Phil for the info that was what I was looking for.

To Michael, I have to agree with Max, I know it´s hard to get Institutes of any kind to change something they have
made wrong, But I will atleast write to them and tell them, and if they then correct or not, it´s up to them.

That reminds me of GKL Sachsenhausen, accoring to what I have heard have a photo of High NS Officials in the entrance of the Museum, but they are claiming it to be A Hitler on the photo. But anyone who is interessted in this knows it´s not Hitler, what I know he never visited a KZ, but I can be wrong.

Best reg.

Georg

[Greyfinn]

Therre were one good photo of Loritz on this forum...but...senility and sclerosis are stronger and can't find it...
There's a link to fragment of photo I'm think about....
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... ght=loritz
Regards
Greyfinn

[Greyfinn]

..Ouuh,
forgot to add ...
Agree with opinion it's not photo of Loritz but It's Piorkowski
Old Greyoo

[giselher]

Hi everybody, just to inform those of you who can read German that a good book on Hans Loritz has just come out:

Dirk Riedel: Ordnungshüter und Massenmörder im Dienst der "Volksgemeinschaft": Der KZ-Kommandant Hans Loritz.

Ca. 420 pages, ca. 25 Euros.

I have not quite finished it, but can already say that it is an excellent piece of research.

Best
Tilman

PS: the above photo of Loritz and wife is also in there in good quality.

[Luxemburg]

Hi all,

just to inform you. I have been to Dachau Memorial and they give the correct name with the Piorkowski picture. But a private website, scrapbookpages, shows the wrong name (http://www.scrapbookpages.com/Dachauscr ... Loritz.jpg)

Rosa