Herbert Böttcher

Herbert Böttcher
Böttcher in captivity in Poland (c.1947–1950) in a photograph taken by the Main Commission for the Investigation of Nazi Crimes in Poland
Born24 April 1907 (1907-04-24)
Prökuls, East Prussia Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died12 June 1950(1950-06-12) (aged 43)
Radom, People's Republic of Poland
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Allegiance Nazi Germany
BranchSchutzstaffel (SS)
Service years1939–1945
RankSS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of Police
CommandsSS and Police Leader, "Radom"
Police Director, Memel
Police President, Kassel
ConflictsWorld War II
AwardsWar Merit Cross, 1st and 2nd class, with Swords

Herbert Kurt Böttcher (24 April 1907 – 12 June 1950) was a German lawyer, and chief of police of Memel (today, Klaipėda) and Kassel. He was also an SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of police who served as the last SS and Police Leader in Radom during the Second World War. After the war, he was tried and executed for Holocaust-related crimes.

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