Hermann Kriebel

Hermann Karl Theodor Kriebel was a German professional military officer in the Royal Bavarian Army who served in the First World War. He became an early follower of Adolf Hitler, led the paramilitary forces of the Kampfbund, participated in the failed Beer Hall Putsch and was jailed along with Hitler. After the Nazi seizure of power, he became the German consul general in Shanghai and was involved in arms dealing to the Kuomintang regime. He returned to Germany in 1937, but was unable to secure a major role in the Nazi regime. He was also an SA-Obergruppenführer in the Sturmabteilung.