Hans-Joachim Riecke
Hans-Joachim Riecke | |
|---|---|
| State Secretary Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture | |
| In office 1 June 1942 – 23 May 1945 | |
| Chancellor | Adolf Hitler |
| Preceded by | Herbert Backe |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 June 1899 |
| Died | 11 August 1986 (aged 87) |
| Party | Nazi Party |
| Alma mater | University of Leipzig |
| Occupation | Agronomist |
| Known for | Hunger Plan |
| Awards | Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | German Empire |
| Branch/service | Imperial German Army Freikorps |
| Years of service | 1914–1919 1944–1945 |
| Rank | Leutnant SS-Gruppenführer |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
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Hans-Joachim Riecke or Hans-Joachim Ernst Riecke (20 June 1899 – 11 August 1986) was a German Nazi politician who served in the Reichstag and rose to the rank of Gruppenführer in both the Sturmabteilung (SA) and the Schutzstaffel (SS). During World War II, Riecke was the State Secretary (Staatssekretär) to Herbert Backe, the Reichsminister of Food and Agriculture. He was Backe's accomplice in planning and implementing the Hunger Plan which resulted in the death by starvation of millions of people in the Soviet Union.