Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger
Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger (8 May 1894 – 10 May 1945) was a German paramilitary commander in charge of, and personally involved in progressive annihilation of the Polish nation, its culture, its heritage and its wealth. Long before the war he was a high-ranking member of the SA and the SS. Between 1939 and 1943 he was the Higher SS and Police Leader in the General Government, giving him command of all police and security forces in German-occupied Poland. In this capacity, he organized and supervised numerous crimes against humanity and had major responsibility for the German genocide of the Polish nation: the extermination of six million Poles (three million of them Polish Jews) and massive destruction, degradation and impoverishment of the Polish state. He committed suicide in May 1945.
Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 May 1894 Straßburg, German Empire |
| Died | 10 May 1945 (aged 51) Eggelsberg, Allied-occupied Austria |
| Known for | War crimes and crimes against humanity, including establishment of concentration camps and mass murder |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | German Empire Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Prussian Army SS and Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1914–1918 1931–1945 |
| Rank | Oberleutnant SS-Obergruppenführer and General der Waffen-SS |
| Commands held | Higher SS and Police Leader Ost SS Division Nord V SS Mountain Corps |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross War Merit Cross, 1st class with swords |