Franz Abromeit
Franz Abromeit (* August 8, 1907 in Tilsit ; † June 30, 1964 ) was a German SS leader and Jewish advisor in the Eichmann department of the Reich Main Security Office (RSHA).
biography
Abromeit joined the NSDAP ( membership number 329.305) and SS (SS number 272.353) in the 1930s . In 1937 he was SS- Untersturmführer , 1938 SS- Obersturmführer and 1940 SS- Hauptsturmführer . From 1939 to 1941 he was employed as head of the SD special unit for the evacuation of Poles and Jews - that is, the forced resettlement - from Danzig and West Prussia .
From 1942 he became Jewish adviser for Croatia (NDH) - "Eichmann's executioner in Croatia" in the Jewish department (IVB4) of the RSHA with SS-Obersturmbannführer Adolf Eichmann . 5,500 Jews were deported and mostly murdered. In 1944 he was with Eichmann, Wisliceny , Dannecker , Krumey , Theodor Bethcke, Seidl , Schmidtsiefen and Novak comprehensive in about 150-200 men Eichmann command for Hungary used to the deportation of the Jews, among others in the extermination and concentration camp Auschwitz to operate . Over 430,000 Jews were deported from Hungary, of which around 200,000 were murdered. Abromeit was one of Eichmann's closest confidants and employees.
He managed to escape in 1945, where he was suspected to be in Egypt . In 1964 he was declared dead as untraceable.
literature
- Ernst Klee : The dictionary of persons on the Third Reich ; S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2003, ISBN 3-10-039309-0 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Manfred Lahnstein: Massel and Chupze ; Hoffmann and Campe, ISBN 978-3-455-09424-4 .
- ↑ Hans Küng : Das Judentum , p. 336; Piper-Verlag, Munich 2006.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abromeit, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German SS leader and adviser to Jews |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tilsit |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 1964 |