Hans-Adolf Prützmann
Hans-Adolf Prützmann | |
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Prützmann in 1934 | |
| Born | 31 August 1901 |
| Died | 16 May 1945 (aged 43) |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Schutzstaffel Waffen-SS |
| Service years | 1930–1945 |
| Rank | SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS und Polizei |
| Commands | Higher SS and Police Leader, "Baltic States and Northern Russia"; "Southern Russia" Supreme SS and Police Leader, "Ukraine" |
| Conflicts | World War II |
| Awards | German Cross in Gold Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class War Merit Cross, 1st and 2nd class with Swords |
Hans-Adolf Prützmann (31 August 1901 – 16 May 1945) was among the highest-ranking German SS officials during the Nazi era. From June 1941 to September 1944, he served as a Higher SS and Police Leader in the occupied Soviet Union, and from November 1943 was the Supreme SS and Police Leader in Ukraine. He oversaw the activities of the Einsatzgruppen detachments that perpetrated the Holocaust in the Baltic States and Ukraine. After being captured at the end of the Second World War, he committed suicide.