Theodor Dannecker
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Theodor Dannecker (27 March 1913 – 10 December 1945) was a German SS-captain (Hauptsturmführer), a key aide to Adolf Eichmann in the deportation of Jews during World War II.
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Theodor Dannecker | |
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Born | 27 March 1913 (1913-03-27) |
Died | 10 December 1945(1945-12-10) (aged 32) |
Cause of death | Suicide[1] |
SS service | |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Schutzstaffel |
Years of service | 1934–1945 |
Rank | SS-Hauptsturmführer |
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A trained lawyer Dannecker first served at the Reich Security Main Office in Berlin before being sent to France as specialist on Nazi anti-Jewish policies (Judenberater). Throughout the war Dannecker oversaw the implementation of the Final Solution sending Jewish men, women and children from France (1942), Bulgaria (1943), Italy (1944) and Hungary to Auschwitz concentration camp. Captured in 1945 by American soldiers, he committed suicide in prison.