Hans-Adolf Prützmann
German general (1901-1945) · Germany · On the map · Politicians · Died at 43
Hans-Adolf Prützmann was among the highest-ranking German SS officials during the Nazi era. From June 1941 to September 1944, he served as a Higher SS and Police Leader in the occupied Soviet Union, and from November 1943 was the Supreme SS and Police Leader in Ukraine.
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![The Riga Ghetto in 1942. Prützmann was responsible for setting up this ghetto. Most of its inhabitants were killed in the Rumbula massacre.[11]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-N1212-326%2C_Riga%2C_Judenghetto.jpg/500px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-N1212-326%2C_Riga%2C_Judenghetto.jpg)
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He oversaw the activities of the Einsatzgruppen detachments that perpetrated the Holocaust in the Baltic States and Ukraine. After being captured at the end of the Second World War, he committed suicide.
Country
Germany
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1901 to 1945 · aged 43
