Wilhelm Radis ( German: Wilhelm Redieß ; October 10, 1900 , Gainsberg - May 8, 1945 , Skaugum Castle, Oslo , Norway ) - German statesman and military leader. SS Obergruppenführer and General of the Police (November 9, 1941), General of the SS Troops (July 1, 1944).
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| Predecessor | Fritz Weitzel | ||||||
| Successor | position abolished | ||||||
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| Predecessor | position established | ||||||
| Successor | Jacob Sporrenberg | ||||||
| Birth | October 10, 1900 Gainsberg | ||||||
| Death | May 8, 1945 ( 44) Oslo | ||||||
| The consignment | NSDAP (since 1924) | ||||||
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| Rank | and | ||||||
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Biography
Wilhelm Radis was born in Gainsberg in the family of a bailiff. After leaving school I got a job as an electrician. In June 1918 he joined the army, where he served in the infantry with the rank of private until November 1918. Then he continued to work as an electrician.
May 25, 1925 joined the SA and until the end of 1926 was enrolled in the assault on the SA in Dusseldorf . December 15, 1925 joined the NSDAP (ticket number 25574). From January 1, 1927 to April 30, 1929, the commander of the 88th assault on the SA. In 1929 he studied agriculture. July 22, 1930 joined the SS (ticket number 2839). Since November 1930, the commander of the 54th assault of the 11th standard in Dusseldorf . Since March 8, 1931 the commander of the 20th SS standard. From July 4, 1932 to July 12, 1932 the commander of the 12th Abshnit SS . From July 12, 1932 to March 15, 1934 the commander of the 11th Abshnit SS . Since 1932, deputy of the Prussian Landtag . In November 1933 he was elected deputy of the Reichstag from East Düsseldorf . Also from July 1933 to March 1934 the police officer-president [1] of Wiesbaden . From March 20, 1934 to January 1, 1935, commander of the 16th Abshnit SS .
From January 1, 1936 to February 15, 1936, the commander of the SS “South-East” was redeployed, then from February 15, 1936 to June 18, 1940 “North-East”. With the introduction of the posts of senior leaders of the SS and the police on June 28, 1938, he received this post in the Northeast Region (with headquarters in Königsberg ), covering the territory of East Prussia. Participated in punitive actions against the civilian population of occupied Poland . Including he headed the SS group, which on May 21 - June 8, 1940 destroyed 1,558 mentally ill in Zoldau .
Since June 19, 1940, the supreme leader of the SS and the Norwegian police, at the same time the head of the SS North-East Security Council. Supervised the actions of punitive bodies in Norway , one of the closest associates of Joseph Terboven . Under the control of Radish, the formation of a volunteer Norwegian legion of SS troops was taking place.
After the allied forces landed in Norway in 1945 , fearing arrest, committed suicide by detonating himself and Joseph Terboven with a grenade.
Rewards
- Honorary Cross of a War Veteran
- Chevron of the old fighter
- CA Sports Sign in Gold
- Imperial sports badge in silver (08.13.1937)
- 1st degree military merit cross with swords (1942)
- 2nd degree military merit cross with swords (01/30/1942)
- 1st Class Iron Cross
- Iron Cross 2nd class (11/11/1943)
- Golden party badge of the NSDAP
- Medal of Service in the NSDAP in bronze and silver
- SS Merit Award
- Ring "Dead Head" (1939)
- Reichsfuhrer SS Honor Saber
Notes
- ↑ Chief of Police
Literature
- Zalessky K.A. Who was who in the Third Reich.- M .: AST, 2002.
- Zalessky K.A. SS. Security detachments of the NSDAP. - M .: Eksmo, 2005 .-- 672 p. - ISBN 5-699-09780-5 .
Links
- Wilhelm Rediess (Polish)