Kurt von Gottberg ( him. Curt von Gottberg ; February 11, 1896 - May 31, 1945 ) - the statesman and military leader of Nazi Germany . Obergruppenführer SS and General of the SS and Police (June 30, 1944).
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| Successor | Karl Zenner | ||||||||||||
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| Predecessor | Karl Schafer | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Walter Schiemann | ||||||||||||
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| Predecessor | Wilhelm Cuba | ||||||||||||
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| Birth | February 11, 1896 District of Friedland , East Prussia , Kingdom of Prussia , German Empire | ||||||||||||
| Death | May 31, 1945 (49 years) Leitskhöft , District Flensburg , Schleswig-Holstein | ||||||||||||
| The consignment | NSDAP (1932) | ||||||||||||
| Awards | German Empire
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| Rank | Obergruppenführer SS | ||||||||||||
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Biography
Born February 11, 1896 . Member of the First World War . For military distinctions awarded the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd class. In 1919-24, an active member of the brigade Ehrhardt . In 1932 joined the Nazi Party (ticket number 948 753). On July 1, 1937 the head of the settlement authority at the General Directorate of the SS for race and settlement , in 1939 the head of the Land Administration in Prague . From October 1, 1940 to July 21, 1942 Head of the 3rd (Accounting) Directorate of the Main Directorate of the SS. In 1942 he was transferred to the General Commissariat of Belarus, where he headed one of the combat groups of the SS , designed to fight the partisans . In addition, Gottberg was entrusted with the functions of the Commander of the SS forces and the police in the Commissariat. From March 24, 1943 at the same time was the deputy chief of the SS and police of Central Russia.
On July 5, 1943, Erich Bach-Zelevsky was absent as the highest head of the SS and the police of Central Russia, from June 21 to August 7, 1944 he officially held the post. September 23, 1943 after the murder of General Commissar William Kuba by partisans took his post. His powers expanded to the eastern and southern regions of Belarus, which were previously subordinate to the leadership of Army Group Center and the Reich Commissariat of Ukraine . The new General Commissar tightened German terror on the Belarusian lands, starting with the execution of hundreds of civilians in retaliation for the murder of Wilhelm Kuba. Under Gottberg, work with Belarusian collaborators intensified dramatically: With the help of German authorities, the Union of Belarusian Youth began to develop rapidly, Gotberg signed orders to create the Belarusian regional defense and the Belarusian Central Council . With the onset of the Soviet troops led the battle group "Gottberg." June 30, 1944 awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
August 7, 1944, after the evacuation of the occupied areas, he was appointed commander of the 12th Army SS corps . October 18, 1944 replaced by Gunter Blumentritt . From December 1944, Deputy Commander of the Army of the Reserve Himmler . He ended his life on May 31, 1945 in British captivity.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class ( Kingdom of Prussia )
- Old fighter chevron
- Honorary Cross of a War Veteran with Swords
- Medal "In memory of October 1, 1938" [1]
- Buckle to the Iron Cross 2nd Class (12/06/1942)
- Buckle to the Iron Cross 1st class (02/20/1943)
- German cross in gold (08/07/1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (06/30/1944)
- Cross military merit 2nd and 1st degree with swords
- Medal "For long service in the Nazi Party" in bronze
- Medal "For long service in the SS"
- Breastplate "For the fight against partisans" in silver
- Ring "Dead Head"
- Honorary saber of the SS Reichsführer
See also
- Operation "Magic Flute"
Notes
- ↑ With bronze buckle with embossed image of Prague Castle.
Literature
- Zalessky K.A. SS. Security detachments NSDAP. - M .: Eksmo , 2005. - 672 p. - ISBN 5-699-09780-5 .
- Zhukov D., Kovtun I. Hunting for the “bandits” // Hunters for partisans. Brigade Dirlewanger . - M .: Veche, 2013. - p. 358. - 464 p. - ISBN 978-5-4444-1257-2 .