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Richard Wendler

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German politician and SS general, Heinrich Himmler's brother-in-law (1898-1972)

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Richard Wendler was a high-ranking Nazi official during World War II. During the occupation of Poland, he was the Governor of new District Lublin in the General Government, in charge of Lublin concentration camp and the creation of the Częstochowa Ghetto, among others.

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Golden Party Badge
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
War Merit Cross
Honour Chevron for the Old Guard
SS-Ehrenring

Connected to Richard 6

Günther PanckeAlso won Honour Chevron for the Old GuardJoachim RumohrAlso won SS-EhrenringAugust HäfnerAlso won War Merit CrossKarl-Heinz BürgerAlso won Golden Party BadgeOtto HellmuthAlso won Golden Party BadgeErhard KroegerAlso won SS-Ehrenring

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Richard Wendler was a high-ranking Nazi official during World War II. During the occupation of Poland, he was the Governor of new District Lublin in the General Government, in charge of Lublin concentration camp and the creation of the Częstochowa Ghetto, among others. Before his deployment to Poland, he was the mayor of the city Hof between 1933 and 1941 and became an SS-Gruppenführer in 1942 during the murderous Operation Reinhard. Wendler's sister was married to a brother of Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler

Country
Germany
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
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Lived 1898 to 1972 · aged 74
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