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Werner Knab

German diplomat and officer (1908-1945) · Germany · On the map · Lawyers · Died at 36

Werner Knab was a German SS-Sturmbannführer (major). He served at the German legation in Norway from 1939, and then as head of Gestapo in Norway from 1940 to 1942, during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.

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Awards

Iron Cross 1st Class

About this person

Among others, he led a crackdown on the University of Oslo following the milk strike, and also acted as prosecutor in the court-martial set up in the strike's wake.

Country
Germany
Category
Lawyers
Type
Lawyer
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 1945 · aged 36