Curt von Gottberg
Curt Gustav Friedrich Walther von Gottberg (11 February 1896 – 31 May 1945) was a high-ranking SS Obergruppenführer who served as Higher SS and Police Leader for central Russia and, from September 1943, as the Generalkommissar (Commissioner-General) of occupied Belarus, combining the highest civil and police powers in that jurisdiction during the Second World War.
Curt von Gottberg | |
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Curt von Gottberg (left) and Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski In Minsk, 1943. | |
| Born | 11 February 1896 Preussisch Wilten (now Pravdinsky District), East Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 31 May 1945 (aged 49) Flensburg, Allied-occupied Germany |
| Allegiance | German Empire |
| Unit | Prussian Army |
| Freikorps and SS career | |
| Allegiance | Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1919–20 1933–45 |
| Rank | SS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen-SS and the Police |
| Commands held | Higher SS and Police Leader (HSSPF), "Russland Mitte und Weissruthenien" Kampfgruppe von Gottberg XII SS Corps |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German Cross in Gold |
Gottberg personally ordered many war crimes and commanded units that committed atrocities against the civilian population of occupied territories. After the end of the war, he was arrested and committed suicide while in custody.
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