Info on Gestapo Officers

[Satasga]

Hello All,

I am looking for any extra information on these SS Officers. I would like to have their SS numbers NSDAP numbers and if possible their fate. Thanks for your time.

Gestapo
Referat IV-1 „Opposition“: SS-Untersturmführer Josef Didinger, Sachgebiete 1a) Linksbewegung einschließlich Presse und Hetzschriften, Rundfunkverbrechen; 1b) "Widerstandsbewegung, Bandenbekämpfung, Reaktion, Königs- und Badoglioanhänger, Liberalismus", 1c) "Arbeitsvertragsbruch, Kriegsgefangene, gemeinschaftswidriges Verhalten von Italienern".
Referat IV-4 „Weltanschauliche Gegner“: SS-Untersturmführer Josef Didinger, Sachgebiet 4a: Politische Kirchen, Sekten, Freimaurer; IV-4b, "Referent für Judenangelegenheiten" SS-Sturmbannführer Fritz Bosshammer.
Referat IV-2 Sabotage: SS-Untersturmführer Kurt Lahr, Sachgebiete 2a Attentate, Sprengstoffe und Waffen, politische Fälschungen; 2b Gegenabwehr (Feindagenten, Gegenfunkspiele).
Referat IV-3 Abwehr: Regierungsassessor und SS-Hauptsturmführer Franz Schwinghammer, Sachgebieten Spionageabwehr, Industriesicherung, Werkschutz, Grenzangelegenheit.
Referat IV-6: Regierungsassessor und SS-Hauptsturmführer Franz Schwinghammer, Sachgebieten 6a, Haft- und Schutzhaftkarteien, sowie 6b: Schutzhaft, Arbeitserziehungslager.
Referat IV-5: SS-Sturmbannführer Dr. Fritz Kranebitter, Kontakt zu deutschen Zivilpersonen in Italien, zur NSDAP, zur faschistisch-republikanischen Partei und zur Presse; Personenschutzmaßnahmen und „Sonderaufgaben“.


Best wishes,
Satasga

[steve248]

The officers and organisational data in this post relates to the BdS Verona, 1944-1945.

In fact Kranebitter was Leiter IV and Schwinghammer his deputy.

Steve

[Phil Nix]

Bosshammer born Oplanden 20.12.1906 Party Nr 2326130 SS Nr 307435 SBf 9,11,43 Died Berlin 19.12.1972
Kranebitter born 1.71903 Party Nr 441865 SS nr 340578 Sbf 1.9.412
Phil Nix.

[Satasga]

Thanks for the help Steven248 and Phil Nix. I really apprecaite all the help.

Best wishes,
Satasga

[Mikedc]

Hello Satasga,

This is what I've scraped together on Kranebitter.

Dr. Jur. Friedrich ‘Fritz’ Kranebitter: Austrian police-officer.
Born on 1-7-1903 in Wildschut(Oberdonau).
Member SS(nr. 340.578).
SS-Sturmbannführer und Regierungsrat der Polizei.
He was employed within the Staatspolizeileitstelle in Vienna.
With Einsatzgruppe C he served in the Ukraine.
From the beginning of 1943 till October 1943 he was Kommandeur der Sipo und des SD(KdS)in Charkow.
From the end of 1943 till the beginning of 1945 he was head of Amt IV(Gestapo, Gegner und Abwehr)within the Staff of the BdS in Italy.
At the same time he was also chief of Referat IV-5 (contact with German civilians in
Italy, with the nazi-party, with the fascist party in Italy and with the press)within
Amt IV at the Staff from the BdS in Italy.
He received the KVK1mS.
Died on 20-2-1957 in Linz.


Greetings,
Mike

[Satasga]

Thanks Mikedc for the info.
Satasga

[WilliSaenger]

I know, the posting is very old, but:

SS Hauptsturmführer Franz Schwinghammer
* 7. March 1911 in Innsbruck, Austria, + 11. September 1986 in Innsbruck, Austria
After the war POW in Naples, London District Cage, Berenchurch Hall (Colchester) and Fornham Park (Bury St. Edmunds). POW 209166. Returned to Austria in 1948.

Who knows more about him or who knows, which sources would provide more informations?

[Mikedc]

Hello Willi,

Excuses are not needed when you bring something alive again. I also did forgot about this thread so it's good to see that somebody did find it again.
Here's some info on Didinger:
Josef Didinger.
Born on 8-3-1914 at ??.
Member NSDAP(nr. 3.589.104)and member SS(nr. 385.568).
SS-Untersturmführer.
At the end of 1943 he became head of the section IV-1 within Amt IV (Gestapo)at the Staff from the BdS in Italy.
He was also responsable for the subsections IV-1a, IV-1b and IV-1c.
And he also headed section IV-4 and subsection IV-4a within Amt IV at the Staff from the BdS in Italy.


Greetings,
Mike

[Mikedc]

Some small things on Lahr:
Kurt Lahr.
Born on 16-2-1912 at ??
Member SS(nr. 52.126).
SS-Untersturmführer.
At the end of 1943 he became head of section IV-2 and subsections IV-2a IV-2b within Amt IV at the Staff from the BdS in Italy.


Greetz,
Mike

[steve248]

wiilisaenger -

Please could you post your source for the death of Franz Schwinghammer.

Schwinghammers details:
7 March 1911, born Innsbruck, the son of a Polizeibezirksinspektorsehepaar
schooling: Volks- then Oberrealschule Innsbruck; studied Rechtswissenschaft at Innsbruck University but did not complete his studies
Feb 1930, joined Stadtpolizeiamt in Innsbruck
Dec 1931, to stadtl.Sicherheitswache, Innsbruck
July 1932, to stadtl. Krim.Abteilng, Innsbruck
1934, member of illegal SS in Austria
May 1938, NS No. 6251584
13 Dec 1938, SS No. 385125
1938-autumn 1939, after the Anchluss transferred to Stapostelle Innsbruck, Spionageabwehr
autumn 1939-1940, Krim.Kommissarlehrgang at Sipo-Führerschule, Berlin-Charlottenburg
1940, accepted as Anwärtes des leitenden Dienstes, Berlin
1 Sept 1940, SS-Ustuf
11 March 1941, KK
20 Apr 1941, SS-Ostuf
May 1941, to Pretzsch and assigned to Osteinsatz with SK 10a: Abwehrangelegenheiten and TKführer
begin Oct 1941, resumed his university studies in Berlin
30 Aug 1943, SS-Hstuf
Sept 1943, posted to BdS Italien, Stellv.Leiter Abt IV and Abwehrreferent, SS-Hstuf Regierungsassessor
10 May 1945, arrested by British forces in Bolzano
to autumn 1948, extensively interrogated by British intelligence in Italy and UK then returned to Austria
1970, Buchhalter in Innsbruck

[WilliSaenger]

Hi Steve!

I know, this is an old thread. But maybe you can contact me via PM?

Thx