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Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger

German general (1894-1945) · Germany · Politicians · Died at 51

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Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger was a German paramilitary commander in charge of, and personally involved in the progressive annihilation of the Polish nation, its culture, its heritage and its wealth, and never sentenced for his war crimes. Long before the war he was a high-ranking member of the SA and the SS.

A life in dates

1945Died10 May 19451944Clasp to the Iron CrossAwardKnight's Cross of the Iron CrossAward1943Clasp to the Iron CrossAward1942War Merit CrossAward1940Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of ItalyAward1939Golden Party BadgeAwardOrder of the CrownAward1934Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918Award1918House Order of HohenzollernAwardWound Badge (1918) in SilverAward1916Military Merit Cross III. ClassAward1915Iron Cross 1st ClassAward1914Iron Cross 2nd ClassAward1894Born8 May 1894

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Selbstschutz shooters escorting Polish teachers to the Valley of Death, BydgoszczSelbstschutz shooters escorting Polish teachers to the Valley of Death, BydgoszczPacification of Michniów, the village's 204 inhabitants: 102 men, 54 women and 48 children, were massacred by Order Police battalions on 12-13 July 1943. The youngest victim was a nine-day-old boy, thrown by a German soldier into a burning barnPacification of Michniów, the village's 204 inhabitants: 102 men, 54 women and 48 children, were massacred by Order Police battalions on 12-13 July 1943. The youngest victim was a nine-day-old boy, thrown by a German soldier into a burning barnGerman policemen on the way to quell MichniówGerman policemen on the way to quell MichniówPoles hanged by the German authorities, Kraków, 26 June 1942Poles hanged by the German authorities, Kraków, 26 June 1942Wehrmacht marching Polish civilians to execution. In the background a burning village, September 1939Wehrmacht marching Polish civilians to execution. In the background a burning village, September 1939Girls from - among others - Zamojszczyzna at concentration camp for children near Zgierz (1942-1943)Girls from - among others - Zamojszczyzna at concentration camp for children near Zgierz (1942-1943)Kidnapping of Polish children at ZamośćKidnapping of Polish children at Zamość

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross1944
Clasp to the Iron Cross1944
Clasp to the Iron Cross1943
War Merit Cross1942
Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy1940
Golden Party Badge1939
Order of the Crown1939
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/19181934
Wound Badge (1918) in Silver1918
House Order of Hohenzollern1918
Military Merit Cross III. Class1916
Iron Cross 1st Class1915
Iron Cross 2nd Class1914
Nazi Party Long Service Award

In their orbit

Sibling: Walter Krüger

About this person

Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger was a German paramilitary commander in charge of, and personally involved in the progressive annihilation of the Polish nation, its culture, its heritage and its wealth, and never sentenced for his war crimes. Long before the war he was a high-ranking member of the SA and the SS. Between 1939 and 1943 he was the Higher SS and Police Leader in the General Government, giving him command of all police and security forces in German-occupied Poland. In this capacity, he organized and supervised numerous crimes against humanity and had major responsibility for the German genocide of the Polish nation: the extermination of six million Poles and massive destruction, degradation and impoverishment of the Polish state. He took his own life in May 1945.

Country
Germany
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1945 · aged 51

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