Friedrich Jeckeln
Friedrich Jeckeln (2 February 1895 – 3 February 1946) was a German SS commander during the Nazi era. He served as a Higher SS and Police Leader in the occupied Soviet Union during World War II. Jeckeln was the commander of one of the largest groups of Einsatzgruppen death squads and was personally responsible for ordering and organising the deaths of over 100,000 Jews, Romani and others designated by the Nazis as "undesirables". After the end of World War II in Europe, Jeckeln was convicted of war crimes by a Soviet military tribunal in Riga and executed by hanging in 1946.
Friedrich Jeckeln | |
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Jeckeln as SS-Obergruppenführer | |
| Born | 2 February 1895 |
| Died | 3 February 1946 (aged 51) Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Known for | Command of Einsatzgruppen death squads Kamianets-Podilskyi massacre Babi Yar massacre Rumbula massacre |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Conviction(s) | War crimes |
| Trial | Riga Trial |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 100,000+ |
Span of crimes | 1941–1945 |
| Country | Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Ukraine |
| Target(s) | Slavs, Jews, Romas, and Communists |
| SS career | |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | SS |
| Rank | SS-Obergruppenführer |
| Commands held | Higher SS and Police Leader, Reichskommissariat Ostland |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves War Merit Cross, with Swords |
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