Hans Hermann Griem
Hans Otto Hermann Griem (born May 12, 1902 in Spandau ; † June 25, 1971 in Hamburg ) was camp commandant of the concentration camp Ladelund , the concentration camp Husum-Schwesing , the concentration camp Hannover-Stöcken and the Emsland camp Dalum (concentration camp Meppen-Dalum).
biography
Hans Hermann Griem was married and had three children. In 1930 he joined the National Socialist German Workers' Party (membership number 319.125). From 1933 he was a member of the SS (membership number 15.390). Griem's career in the concentration camp system began in 1940 as a member of the guards at the death's head associations in Neuengamme concentration camp . In the following years he also worked in the Dachau concentration camp . In 1944 Griem became SS-Untersturmführer and in 1943/44 temporarily commandant of the " Accumulatoren-Fabrik Hannover-Stöcken ", a satellite camp of the Neuengamme concentration camp.
From September 1944 he was in command of the Husum-Schwesing concentration camp and from November 1944 in command of the Ladelund concentration camp . Griem enjoyed sadistic torture and shot several prisoners. The former prisoner Abbé Pierre Jorand reported on an appeal: “A whistle gives the signal. The men come running. The commandant, whose purple face betrays his drunkenness, discovers that they are not lining up quickly enough. No doubt because of that, he loads his revolver and shoots aimlessly into the crowd. Twelve comrades are seriously injured. ”He was often drunk and withheld food. After the Ladelund concentration camp was dissolved, he was commandant of the Emsland camp Dalum, a satellite camp of the Neuengamme concentration camp, until March 1945.
In 1945 the British arrested Griem. When he and other accused were to be tried in Hamburg in 1947, he managed to escape shortly before the start of the trial. The investigation was only resumed in 1963 by the Flensburg public prosecutor's office following a complaint. The whereabouts of Griems, who had settled in Hamburg-Bergedorf , was not found until 1965, although he lived there under his real name. The Hamburg public prosecutor then took over the proceedings and began systematic investigations against Griem. On January 16, 1969, the Hamburg Regional Court opened the preliminary judicial investigation against Griem. He was charged with: "Shooting of prisoners in Neuengamme concentration camp in 1943 ... execution of one prisoner in Neuengamme ... killing of 50 prisoners in Neuengamme or its satellite camps ... killing of 12 prisoners in Dalum satellite camp ... Shooting of 2 or 3 prisoners in the Husum subcamp. ”Shortly before the start of the trial, Griem died on June 25, 1971 in Hamburg-Bergedorf.
Individual evidence
- ↑ (Source: PDF )
- ↑ Uwe Danker , Astrid Schwabe: Schleswig-Holstein and National Socialism. Wachholtz, Neumünster 2005, page 127, ISBN 3-529-02810-X .
- ↑ Uwe Danker , Astrid Schwabe: Schleswig-Holstein and National Socialism. Wachholtz, Neumünster 2005, page 127, ISBN 3-529-02810-X .
Web links
- Husum-Schwesing subcamp
- Hamburg State Archives, 213-12 Public Prosecutor's Office, Regional Court - National Socialist Violent Crimes (NSG), No. 0007 Volume 001 Main files: Griem, Hans, among others, for the killing and mistreatment of prisoners in the Dalum, Husum and Ladelund subcamps of the Neuengamme concentration camp, 1943-1970
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Griem, Hans Hermann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Griem, Hans Otto Hermann (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German commander of the concentration camps in Ladelund, Husum-Schwesing, Hannover-Stöcken and Meppen-Dalum |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 12, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin-Spandau |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 25, 1971 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |