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Friedrich Panzinger

German Nazi SS officer and Holocaust perpetrator (1903-1959) · Germany · On the map · Lawyers · Died at 56

Friedrich Panzinger was a German Schutzstaffel (SS) officer during the Nazi era. He served as the head of the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA) Amt IV A, from September 1943 to May 1944 and the commanding officer of three sub-group Einsatzkommando of Einsatzgruppen A in the Baltic States and Belarus.

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Awards

German Cross in Silver

About this person

From 15 August 1944 forward, he was chief of RSHA Amt V, the Kriminalpolizei. After the war, Panzinger was arrested in 1946 and imprisoned by the Soviet Union for being a war criminal. Released in 1955, he was a member of the Bundesnachrichtendienst. In 1959, Panzinger committed suicide in his jail cell after being arrested for war crimes.

Country
Germany
Category
Lawyers
Type
Lawyer
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1903 to 1959 · aged 56