Rudolf Batz
Rudolf Batz | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1903年11月10日)10 November 1903 |
| Died | 8 February 1961(1961年02月08日) (aged 57) |
| Cause of death | Suicide by hanging |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, Holocaust perpetrator |
Rudolf Batz (10 November 1903 – 8 February 1961) was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era. From 1 July to 4 November 1941 he was the leader of Einsatzkommando 2 and as such was responsible for the mass murder of Jews and others in the Baltic states. Arrested in 1961, Batz committed suicide while in custody awaiting trial.
Biography
[edit ]Batz was born in Bad Langensalza in Thuringia. After a course of studies in jurisprudence at the University of Göttingen, he joined the Nazi Party on 1 May 1933. On 10 December 1935 he joined the Schutzstaffel (SS). By 1942 he was promoted to the rank of Obersturmbannführer .
At the beginning of the German invasion of the Soviet Union he was the leader of a unit of about 40 men, Einsatzkommando 2 of Einsatzgruppe A, and was responsible for overseeing the mass murder of the Jews of the Baltic states. In 1943, Batz became commander of Sicherheitspolizei (SiPo; Security Police) in Kraków and shortly after that became the head of the Gestapo in Hanover.
After the war, Batz lived unrecognized for a long time in West Germany. He was arrested in 1961. Batz hanged himself in custody while awaiting trial.[1] [2]
References
[edit ]- ^ Perpetrating the Holocaust: Leaders, Enablers, and Collaborators. Abc-Clio. 11 January 2019. ISBN 9781440858970.
- ^ "Rudolf Batz". Clinton Daily News. 1961年02月12日. p. 2. Retrieved 2022年11月12日.
Sources
[edit ]- Krausnick, Helmut and Wilhelm, Hans-Heinrich: Die Truppe des Weltanschauungskrieges: Stuttgart: DVA, 1981 ISBN 3-421-01987-8 (in German)
External links
[edit ]- (in Italian) Biography and photograph at olokaustos.org Archived 2012年02月15日 at the Wayback Machine
- 1903 births
- 1961 suicides
- 1961 deaths
- People from Bad Langensalza
- Holocaust perpetrators in Latvia
- Holocaust perpetrators in Lithuania
- Holocaust perpetrators in Estonia
- Holocaust perpetrators in Poland
- Einsatzgruppen personnel
- SS-Standartenführer
- Nazis who died by suicide in prison custody
- Nazis who died by suicide in Germany
- Gestapo personnel
- Suicides by hanging in Germany
- Lawyers in the Nazi Party
- University of Göttingen alumni
- Police of Nazi Germany
- Prisoners who died in German detention
- Suicides in West Germany