Theodor Berkelmann (17 April 1894 – 28 December 1943) was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era who served as the Higher SS and Police Leader in Saarland and Moselle during World War II.
Theodor Berkelmann | |
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| Höherer SS- und Polizeiführer | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 April 1894 Metz, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany |
| Died | 28 December 1943 (aged 49) Poznań, Poland |
| Political party | Nazi party (NSDAP) |
| Military service | |
| Rank | SS-Obergruppenführer |
Biography
editTheodor Berkelmann was born in Le Ban-Saint-Martin near Metz, in Alsace-Lorraine, which was then part of Germany. During the First World War, he served in the German Army. Berkelmann served as a soldier, before being promoted to officer. He was awarded the Iron Cross Ist class.
By 1936, Berkelmann was promoted to SS-Gruppenführer. At the beginning of the Second World War, Berkelmann was appointed Higher SS and Police Leader in Saarland and Moselle. In 1942, he was promoted to the grade of "SS-Obergruppenführer". Berkelmann died of a brain tumor in Poznań, in 1943.[1]
References
edit- ^ The Private Heinrich Himmler: Letters of a Mass Murderer, Katrin Himmler et al, 2016
Sources
edit- (de) Ruth Bettina Birn: Die Höheren SS- und Polizeiführer. Himmlers Vertreter im Reich und in den besetzten Gebieten. Droste Verlag, Düsseldorf, 1986.
- (de) Joachim Lilla : Statisten in Uniform. Die Mitglieder des Reichstags 1933-1945, Droste, Düsseldorf 2004.
- (de) Erich Stockhorst: 5000 Köpfe - Wer war was im Dritten Reich, Kiel 2000.
- (de) Klaus D. Patzwall (Hg.): Das Goldene Parteiabzeichen und seine Verleihungen ehrenhalber 1934 -1944, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt 2004.
External links
edit- (de) Theo Berkelmann at Saarländische Biografien Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
- (de) Datenbank der deutschen Parlamentsabgeordneten
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