Harro Thomsen
Harro Thomsen (born March 3, 1911 in Bohmstedt , † December 2, 1974 in Elmshorn ) was a German government councilor and SS leader.
Live and act
Thomsen, whose father was an elementary school teacher, studied after completing his schooling law .
In the 1930s Thomsen became a member of the NSDAP (4,662,589) and the SS (118,946).
In 1939 Thomsen joined the Gestapo . In December 1939 he became deputy head of the state police headquarters in Katowice . In June 1940, he was appointed head of the Gestapo in Opole . On January 15, 1941, he was promoted to SS-Sturmbannführer .
In January 1942 Thomsen was given the management of the Stapostelle in Graudenz . In July he took over the management of Section D 2 (Government Affairs, Poland in the Reich) in Amt IV (Gestapo) of the RSHA Reich Security Main Office , which he headed until the end of the war.
At the end of the war, Thomsen was taken prisoner by the British. The British secret service interrogated him several times and in 1948 prevented Thomsen from being extradited to Poland by pointing to a first name incorrectly given in the Polish extradition application. In the 1950s and 1960s Thomsen worked as a lawyer and notary in Barmstedt .
literature
- Ernst Klee : The dictionary of persons on the Third Reich . Who was what before and after 1945 . 2nd Edition. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2007, ISBN 978-3-596-16048-8 .
- Michael Wildt : Generation of the Unconditional. The leadership corps of the Reich Security Main Office. Hamburger Edition, Hamburg 2003, ISBN 3-930908-87-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Włodzimierz Borodziej : Terror und Politik , 1999, p. 26.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thomsen, Harro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer, police officer under National Socialism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bohmstedt |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd December 1974 |
| Place of death | Elmshorn |