SS officer (1898–1947)
Kurt Daluege (left) and Wilhelm Fuchs (1940)
Oberführer and Oberst of Police Wilhelm Fuchs (1 September 1898, in Mannheim – 24 January 1947, in Belgrade ) was a Nazi Einsatzkommando leader. From April 1941 to January 1942 he commanded Einsatzgruppe Serbia . From 15 September 1943 through 27 May 1944 he commanded Einsatzkommando 3 . He was executed by hanging in Belgrade .[citation needed ]
Early life and education
Fuchs studied at the University of Leipzig Agricultural Science and received his doctorate in 1929.[citation needed ]
Career
On 1 April 1932, Fuchs joined the NSDAP (member NR. 1,038,061). On 1 December 1932, he became SS (member NR. 62 760). On 11 July 1933, he was appointed Untersturmführer and, on 20 April 1938, promoted to Standartenführer .[citation needed ]
He was the head of the Gestapo and Sicherheitsdienst in Lithuania.[1]
References
^ Faitelson, Aleks (2006). The truth and nothing but the truth: Jewish resistance in Lithuania . Jerusalem; New York: Gefen. p. 415. ISBN 965-229-364-4 .
People
Director Commanders of Einsatzgruppen Commanders ofEinsatzkommandos ,Sonderkommandos Other members Collaborators
Groups
Crimes
Records
Yugoslav World War II war crimes trials
December 1944 – May 1945 without trial
Hungarian military and political officials Vojvodina Supreme Court
German police officials (3rd trial) 9–22 December 1946
German officers (4th trial) at Belgrade 5–13 February 1947 verdict 16 February
German occupation officials in Serbia (5th trial) Military Court of the Yugoslav 3rd Army at Belgrade 27 February–3 March 1947
German officers (6th trial) at Belgrade 5 April 1947
German officers held at Belgrade 22–31 October 1947
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