Hartmann Lauterbacher
Hartmann Paul Johann Lauterbacher (24 May 1909 – 12 April 1988) was the German Stabsführer of the Hitler Youth (Hitler Jugend), the Gauleiter of Gau Southern Hanover-Brunswick (Südhannover-Braunschweig), the Oberpräsident of the Province of Hanover and an Obergruppenführer of both the SS and the SA in Nazi Germany. Tried and acquitted of war crimes after the Second World War, he lived a shadowy existence, was recruited by the West German spy agency and was involved in many underground intelligence operations.
Hartmann Lauterbacher | |
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Hartmann Lauterbacher, June 1940 | |
| Oberpräsident of the Province of Hanover | |
| In office 1 April 1941 – 8 May 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Viktor Lutze |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Gauleiter of Southern Hanover-Brunswick | |
| In office 8 December 1940 – 8 May 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Bernhard Rust |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Deputy Gauleiter of Gau Southern Hanover-Brunswick | |
| In office 8 August 1940 – 8 December 1940 | |
| Preceded by | Kurt Schmalz |
| Succeeded by | August Knop |
| Deputy Reichsjugendführer and Stabsführer of the Hitler Youth | |
| In office 18 May 1934 – 8 August 1940 | |
| Leader | Baldur von Schirach |
| Preceded by | Karl Nabersberg |
| Succeeded by | Helmut Möckel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1909 Reutte, Tyrol, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 12 April 1988 (aged 78) Seeon-Seebruck, Free State of Bavaria, West Germany |
| Citizenship | Austrian, German |
| Political party | Nazi Party |
| Occupation | Drogist Intelligence agent (Gehlen Organization, Federal Intelligence Service, 1950–1963) |
| Known for | Aktion Lauterbacher |
| Civilian awards | Golden Party Badge Golden Hitler Youth Badge with Oakleaves |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Branch/service | Waffen-SS Allgemeine SS |
| Years of service | 1940–1945 |
| Rank | SS-Oberscharführer SS-Obergruppenführer |
| Unit | SS-Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Military awards | War Merit Cross, 1st and 2nd class, with Swords |
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