| Bruno Streckenbach | |
|---|---|
| 7 February 1902 — 28 October 1977 (aged 75) | |
| Place of birth | Hamburg |
| Place of death | Hamburg |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1922) Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch |  Waffen SS |
| Years of service | 1919-1945 |
| Rank | SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS and Polizei |
| Commands held | 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer 19th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian) |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Oak Leaves German Cross in Gold Close Combat Clasp in Bronze EK I EK II |
Bruno Streckenbach (February 7, 1902 – October 28, 1977) held the rank of SS-Brigadeführer, when was the head of the RSHA's Amt I: Personnel, but eventually achieved rank of SS-Gruppenführer both in Allgemeine-SS and Waffen SS. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification The term Weimar Republic ( ˈvaɪmarɐ repuˈbliːk is used by historians to signify the democratic and Republican period of Germany from 1919 to 1933 Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers The Waffen-SS ( German for "Armed SS" literally "Weapons SS" was the Combat arm of the Schutzstaffel ("Protective Squadron" Gruppenführer (literally “Group Leader” was an early Paramilitary Rank of the Nazi Party, first created in 1925 as a senior Please see " General " for other countries which use this rank General (genəˈraːl is presently the highest rank The Waffen-SS ( German for "Armed SS" literally "Weapons SS" was the Combat arm of the Schutzstaffel ("Protective Squadron" Polizei is the German word for Police. It might refer to National agencies Bundespolizei - Federal Police of Germany The 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer was a Waffen-SS Cavalry division The 19th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian was formed in January 1944 from 2nd Latvian Brigade with addition of a newly raised third regiment 44th Grenadier Regiment (Latvian World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ( German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, often simply Ritterkreuz) was a grade of the Iron Cross An oak leaf cluster or oakleaves is a common device which is placed on U The German Cross (Deutsches Kreuz was instituted by Adolf Hitler on 16 November 1941 as an award ranking higher than the Iron Cross First Class Close Combat Clasp (Nahkampfspange is a German military award instituted on November 25, 1942 for achievement in hand to hand fighting in close quarters For other meanings please see Iron Cross (disambiguation The Iron Cross ( was a Military decoration of the Kingdom of Prussia For other meanings please see Iron Cross (disambiguation The Iron Cross ( was a Military decoration of the Kingdom of Prussia Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Brigadeführer was an SS rank that was used in Nazi Germany between the years of 1932 and 1945 The RSHA, or Reichssicherheitshauptamt (Reich Security Head Office was a subordinate organization of the SS. Gruppenführer (literally “Group Leader” was an early Paramilitary Rank of the Nazi Party, first created in 1925 as a senior The Allgemeine SS (German for "General SS" literally "Universal SS" was the biggest SS branch in terms of members The Waffen-SS ( German for "Armed SS" literally "Weapons SS" was the Combat arm of the Schutzstaffel ("Protective Squadron"
He served in the last year of World War I and was a member of the Freikorps{See [[1]]}. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The designation of Freikorps ( German for "Free Corps " was originally applied to voluntary armies formed in German lands from the middle of 18th century
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Career in Allgemeine-SS
Streckenbach had been chosen back in 1933 to run the Hamburg political police after it had been swallowed by the Gestapo. He was then transferred to Poland after the Nazi occupation(1939); being concerned with the arrest of the professors at Cracow University and had been one of the architects of the effective implementation of the Extraordinary Pacification Action.
When Streckenbach's work was finished in Poland, he was ordered to return to Berlin for administrative duties.
Without warning, Streckenbach received a top secret order to proceed immediately to the police barracks at Pretzsch on the Elbe. He was met there by hand-picked members of the SD, the Gestapo and the police .
Bruno Streckenbach was tasked to train and indoctrinate these men before the onset of the Russian campaign. Veterans of many a Polish atrocity became members of one of four newly constituted Einsatzgruppen destined for Soviet Russia.
Streckenbach detailed the mission of the Einsatzgruppe was to seize and destroy all political and radical enemy groups such as Bolsheviks, gypsies, partisans and Jews. In addition, the Einsatzgruppen were to report and evaluate material gained in every field of Russian operations and collect information from agents and spies from the Russian population.
SS-Brigadeführer Streckenbach further ordered that all enemies of the Third Reich were to be deported to concentration camps and execution. Jews were especially singled out for 'special' treatment, which meant destruction.
On 9. 11. 1941 he was promoted to SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Polizei.
Career in Waffen-SS
Streckenbach then requested to join a fighting unit, and thus in September 1942 he was transferred to Waffen-SS as an SS-Obersturmführer der Reserve - members of Allegemeine-SS weren't necessarily allowed to keep their ranks in Waffen-SS. Obersturmführer was a paramilitary rank of the Nazi party that was used by the Schutzstaffel and also as a rank of the SA. He trained with anti-tank units and joined SS Kavallerie Division as SS-Hauptsturmführer in March 1943. The 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer was a Waffen-SS Cavalry division Hauptsturmführer was a Nazi rank of the SS which was used between the years of 1934 and 1945
By April he was in command of division's anti-tank battalion, SS Panzerjäger Abteilung. In that position he was able to prove his bona fide talents as military leader, receiving rapid promotions to SS-Sturmbannführer, SS-Obersturmbannführer and SS-Standartenführer, the last one happening in end of August 1943. Sturmbannführer was a paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party which was used by both the Sturmabteilung (SA and the Schutzstaffel Obersturmbannführer was a Paramilitary Nazi Party rank used by both the SA and the SS. Standartenführer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was used in both the S Later in the autumn he replaced Hermann Fegelein as a divisional commander, and was promoted to SS-Oberführer on 30. SS- Obergruppenführer Hans Georg Otto Hermann Fegelein ( 30 October 1906 –c Oberführer was an early paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party dating back to 1921 1. 1944.
On April 13th he was appointed as a commander of 19th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian), taking over from deputy commander SS-Standartenführer Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock (former leader of the unit, SS-Oberführer Hinrich Schuldt, had been killed in action when visiting frontlines in March). The 19th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian was formed in January 1944 from 2nd Latvian Brigade with addition of a newly raised third regiment 44th Grenadier Regiment (Latvian SS- Oberführer Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock (1897-1978 was a German Waffen-SS officer who during his career commanded three SS-divisions the 9 SS- Brigadeführer Hinrich Schuldt (1901 – 1944 was a German Waffen-SS officer and a winner of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Streckenbach held this post to the end of war, and in battles of 1944 - 1945 on Eastern Front his crack Latvian unit enabled him to earn further advance in ranks to SS-Brigadeführer in July and finally to SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS in November '44, as well as a Knight's Cross, later added with Oak Leaves. The Eastern Front of World War II (die Ostfront 1941-1945, der Rußlandfeldzug 1941-1945 (Russian campaign or der Ostfeldzug 1941-1945 (Eastern Campaign Latvians or Letts (latvieši the indigenous Baltic people of Latvia, occasionally refer to themselves by the ancient name of Latvji, which
In 1952 he was sentenced by USSR to prison for 25 years but he was released in 1955. Postwar attempts by West Germans to bring him to justice were delayed because of reports of his "ill-health". He died in Hamburg on 28. 10. 1977.
Awards
- Iron Cross
- 2nd Class (10 October 1940)
- 1st Class (1 July 1943)
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Close Combat Clasp in Bronze
- German Cross in Gold (15 December 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross (27 August 1944)
- Oak Leaves (16 January 1945)
References
- Trang, Charles - Division << Florian Geyer >> ISBN 2 84048 141 3
- Silgailis, Arthur - Latvian Legion ISBN 0 912138 35 1
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein |
Commander of 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer September 13, 1943 - October 22, 1943 |
Succeeded by SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein |
| Preceded by SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein |
Commander of 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer January 1, 1944 - April 13, 1944 |
Succeeded by SS-Brigadeführer Gustav Lombard |
| Preceded by SS-Standartenführer Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock |
Commander of 19th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian) 13 April 1944 – 8 May 1945 |
Succeeded by none |
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