Harald Turner
Harald Turner (8 October 1891 – 9 March 1947) was a German lawyer, civil servant and Nazi Party politician. He was also an SS-Gruppenführer in the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia during the Second World War. From 1941 to 1942, as head of the German Military Administration's staff in Belgrade, Turner played a leading role in the murder of Jews and Roma. In addition, in 1944, as deputy head of the SS Race and Settlement Main Office, he was instrumental in executing Germanization policy, particularly in the General Government and the Soviet Union. He was executed in Belgrade for his war crimes.
Harald Turner | |
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Turner in the uniform of an SS-Untersturmführer (1933) | |
| Deputy Chief SS Race and Settlement Main Office | |
| In office 25 December 1943 – 5 September 1944 | |
| Chief of Military Administration Staff Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia | |
| In office April 1941 – 7 November 1942 | |
| District President Koblenz | |
| In office 13 May 1933 – 17 January 1936 | |
| Preceded by | Walter von Sybel |
| Succeeded by | Ernst von Heydebrand und der Lasa (Richter) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1891 Leun, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 9 April 1947 (aged 55) Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Political party | Nazi Party |
| Occupation | Military officer Lawyer |
| Known for | War crimes in Serbia |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | German Empire Nazi Germany |
| Branch/service | Imperial German Army Schutzstaffel (SS) |
| Years of service | 1908–1920 1932–1945 |
| Rank | Hauptmann SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class Clasp to the Iron Cross, 2nd class War Merit Cross, 1st and 2nd class with Swords Wound Badge, in silver |
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