Hans Kupke
Hans Albert Gustav Kupke (born March 18, 1885 in Ostrowo ; † unknown) was a German Krupp employee who was convicted as a war criminal in the Krupp trial .
Life
After the First World War, the policeman Kupke was a trainer for the Hanoverian police from 1920 and retired from the police service in April 1934 with the rank of lieutenant colonel. Shortly after the transfer of power to the National Socialists, he joined the NSDAP on May 1, 1933 ( membership number 1.988.328). From 1935 he worked in the Army Weapons Office. In mid-August 1938, Kupke took up a job at the cast steel factory of Friedrich Krupp AG . In December 1942 he was given power of attorney . He took over the post of senior camp leader and defense officer for the labor camps at Krupp and worked closely with the Gestapo in this regard .
After the end of the war, Kupke was arrested by the Allies . Together with eleven other accused, he was indicted in the Krupp trial, which was part of the Nuremberg Trials , and sentenced on July 31, 1948 to 2 years, 10 months and 19 days in prison for participating in the forced labor program . Since the sentence with pre-trial detention was considered to have been served, Kupke was released from detention after the trial was over.
literature
- Trials of War Criminals before the Nuremberg Military Tribunals . Volume IX: "The Krupp Case". Washington 1950. ( PDF, 67 MB )
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kupke, Hans |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kupke, Hans Albert Gustav (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Krupp employee and defendant in the Krupp trial |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ostrowo |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century |