Adolf Diekmann
Adolf Diekmann (* December 18, 1914 , † June 29, 1944 in Normandy) was a German officer in the Waffen SS , most recently in the rank of SS Sturmbannführer . He is credited with a major contribution to the Oradour massacre .
Before the war, Diekmann was a lecturer at SS Junker schools . In summer 1944, he commanded the 1st Battalion of the 2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich" belonging Mechanized Infantry Regiment "Der Führer" . In this capacity, he ordered the murder of the inhabitants of the village of Oradour-sur-Glane near Limoges (France) on June 10, 1944, in retaliation for the murder of Helmut Kätze ; 642 people, including 207 children and 254 women, were killed.
Adolf Diekmann was killed in action on June 29 during Operation Overlord in Normandy. His grave is in La Cambe .
In the later reports and court cases about Oradour-sur-Glane he was often referred to as "Otto Diekmann", but this was due to a confusion with the first name of another accused, Otto Kahn.
literature
- Bernhard Kiekenap : SS Junker School. SA and SS in Braunschweig. Appelhans, Braunschweig 2008, ISBN 978-3-937664-94-1 .
- Ernst Klee : The dictionary of persons on the Third Reich . S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main 2003, ISBN 3-10-039309-0 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Diekmann, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German war criminal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 18, 1914 |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 29, 1944 |
| Place of death | Normandy |