Hermann Stutzer

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Hermann Stutzer (born July 30, 1887 in Wermelskirchen , † March 16, 1968 in Berlin ) was a German officer , most recently Major General of the Air Force in World War II and a military judge .

Life

In March 1908, Stutzer joined the infantry regiment "Duke Ferdinand von Braunschweig" (8th Westphalian) No. 57 as an ensign , to which he belonged until September 30, 1912. He then worked from October 1, 1912 to August 1, 1914 as an instructor at a military school.

In the First World War , Stutzer initially took part as a platoon and company commander in his main regiment. On April 23, 1915 he went as an observer to the Flieger -teilung 57. On March 23, 1917 he became a course instructor at the Fliegerbeobachterschule in Belgium. In October 1917 he returned to the front as leader of an aviation division, where he remained until November 1918.

During the Weimar period , Stutzer first got by as a teacher at the military high school in Wünsdorf before joining the staff of the people's sports school in Mirow . On November 7, 1928, he was accepted into the Mecklenburg-Strelitz State Police Service in Neustrelitz . On February 18, 1929, he was promoted to commander of the Mecklenburg-Strelitz police and state hunters. He remained in this position until November 30, 1934.

On December 1, 1934, Stutzer was transferred to the Reich Ministry of Aviation , where he was employed as a consultant in the central department. From there he was transferred to the headquarters of Luftbezirkskommando II, where he worked from August 1, 1935 to March 31, 1937.

From August 1, 1937 to May 31, 1943, Stutzer was a judge at the Reich Court Martial . Before that, he had been an honorary member of the People's Court since December 1934 at the suggestion of the Reich Aviation Ministry . In his capacity as a military judge, Stutzer, who was promoted to major general with effect from December 1, 1940, was involved in numerous death sentences during the Second World War, including the sentences against the members of the Red Orchestra . On May 31, 1943, Stutzer resigned from military service and was retired.

At the end of the war, Stutzer was taken prisoner by the Soviets , where he remained until his release in 1949 or in April 1950.

literature

  • Günther Wieland : That was the People's Court. Investigations, facts, documents. 1989.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Arnd Krüger , Frank von Lojewski: Selected aspects of military sports in Lower Saxony in the Weimar period. in: H. Langenfeld, S. Nielsen (ed.): Contributions to the history of sports in Lower Saxony. Part 2: Weimar Republic. (⇐ Series of publications by the Lower Saxony Institute for Sport History, Vol. 12.) Hoya: NISH 1998, pp. 124–148.
  2. ↑ Josef Folttmann: The sacrifice of the generals. 1959, p. 163.
personal data
SURNAME Stutzer, Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer and military judge
DATE OF BIRTH July 30, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Wermelskirchen
DATE OF DEATH March 16, 1968
Place of death Berlin