Joachim Ruoff
Joachim Ruoff (born March 1, 1911 ; † February 4, 1996 in Munich ) was Ia of the SS Leadership Main Office and standard leader of the Waffen SS .
He joined the SS in 1931 (membership number 7 833) and was a member of the NSDAP (membership number 500.273). In the 6th SS Mountain Division "North" he served as SS-Hauptsturmführer in the staff from April 5, 1941 to June 1941. Ruoff was the head of the command department of the command office of the Waffen-SS, then from May 1, 1942 as First General Staff Officer (Ia) of the SS Leadership Main Office (see SS Main Offices ).
On March 13, 1946, he was interrogated by the British prosecutor Elwyn Jones on the crimes of the Waffen SS before the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg . He said he didn't know anything about it. He also stated that he did not experience blind obedience during his service.
In 1951, together with Helmut Damerau and Felix Steiner , Ruoff founded the Deutsche Soldatenzeitung , which was published as the Deutsche National-Zeitung from 1963 .
literature
- Robert Kempner : SS cross-examined. Hamburg 1991, ISBN 3923243537 , p. 367.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ruoff, Joachim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, standard leader of the Waffen SS and publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1911 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th February 1996 |
| Place of death | Munich |