Martin Kohlroser

Martin Kohlroser (born January 8, 1905 in Munich ; † November 14, 1967 there ) was a German SS leader.

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Youth and Weimar Republic

Kohlroser was the son of the electrical engineer Martin Kohlroser and Maria Achhammer. After attending school, he studied electrical and precision engineering. He then joined the Reichswehr on March 15, 1923 , where he was a member of the 1st Pioneer Regiment until September 30, 1924. In 1922 Kohlroser joined the NSDAP and the Sturmabteilung (SA) for the first time . In the latter he was assigned to the 6th company of the Munich SA regiment, with which he participated in the failed Hitler coup of November 1923. After the death of his father in 1924, Kohlroser left the Reichswehr and took over the business as an electrical engineer, which he ran until 1929.

On December 1, 1930 Kohlroser joined the NSDAP, which was re-established in 1925 (membership number 371.577) and the SS ( membership number 3.149). From June 1, 1930 to February 12, 1931 Kohlroser was a member of the 1st storm in the 1st storm bann of the 1st SS standard. Evidence suggests that Kohlroser was in demi-world circles at the same time: on March 11, 1931, the Munich criminal court sentenced him to two months in prison for pimping .

Then he was a member of the 2nd Sturm in the 1st Sturmbann of the 1st SS Standard until January 19, 1932. After his promotion to storm leader on January 19, 1932 Kohlroser was with the leadership of the 1st storm in III. Sturmbann commissioned the 1st SS standard, which he led until November 9, 1932. Subsequently, until July 12, 1933, he nominally led the II. Sturmbann of the 52nd SS Standard.

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On March 17, 1933, Kohlroser was admitted to the SS-Stabswache, the predecessor institution of the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH), in which he led the 1st assault of the Stabswache Berlin from March 17 to April 1933. On the occasion of the establishment of the Leibstandarte in March 1933, Kohlroser was selected by Sepp Dietrich as one of its first members. From April to August 2, 1933, he led the 1st assault of the Zossen Sonderkommando, then until October 1, 1933, the 1st assault of the group staff of the SS Sonderkommando Berlin.

From October 1, 1933 until 1940, Kohlroser was leader of the LSSAH's I. Sturmbann. Privately, he married Annemarie Hintze (born July 9, 1904 in Berlin-Wilmersdorf) on June 19, 1937. The marriage resulted in two sons. During this time he was promoted to SS-Obersturmbannführer on the occasion of his participation in the wave of political cleansing of the National Socialists disguised as the " Röhm Putsch " on June 30, 1934 and on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Hitler putsch on November 9, 1933 with the NSDAP blood order ( No. 652). In addition, he took part in a training course for regimental commanders at the Döberitz infantry school from November 14 to 19, 1938 for advanced training purposes .

Second World War

After the beginning of the Second World War , Kohlroser initially retained his command before he was given command of the 1st Battalion of the LSSAH, which he held until April 10, 1941. With these units he took part in the attack on Poland in September 1939 and in the western campaign of 1940. Subsequently, from April 10, 1941 to June 19, 1941, he was a leader in the 4th SS Infantry Regiment.

From June 19, 1941 to July 8, 1941, Kohlroser was commander of the 10th SS Infantry Regiment. From July 8th to June 30th, 1942 he was then in charge of commanding the 6th SS Infantry Regiment. With these units he took part in the Russian campaign from June 22, 1941 to February 1942. Kohlroser then took over a four-month command of the SS-Gebirgsjäger reserve battalion north from June 30 to October 20, 1942. This was followed by a two-day command of the SS infantry regiment Germany from October 20 to 22, 1942.

From October 22, 1942 to February 1, 1943 Kohlroser was entrusted with the command of the SS Infantry Regiment 4 Langemarck. He was then from February 1, 1943 to April 1943, commander of the SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1 of the 10th SS Division. From April 1943 to March 15, 1944 he was in command of the SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1 of the 10th SS Panzer Division "Frundsberg" (renamed SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment 21 on October 22, 1942). After Kohlroser briefly led the SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 10 from March 15 to April 20, 1944, he was appointed regiment commander of the Supreme SS and Police Leader Italy on April 20 . From May 11 to November 1, 1944 he was in command of the Landstorm Nederland , which he then led until November 9, 1944 as an SS volunteer grenadier brigade Landstorm Nederland.

On November 9, 1944, Kohlroser was promoted to SS-Oberführer and Oberführer of the Waffen-SS and appointed commander of the Waffen-SS in the Netherlands, a position he was to retain until the end of the war on May 8, 1945.

After the war, in which he received, among other things, the East Medal and the Iron Cross of both classes, Kohlroser lived in Munich.

Promotions

• June 1, 1930: SS candidate
• September 15, 1930: SS squad leader
• February 12, 1931: SS Oberscharführer
• July 5, 1933: SS-Obersturmführer
• September 12, 1933: SS-Sturmhauptführer
• October 1, 1933: SS-Sturmbannführer
• 4th July 1934: SS-Obersturmbannführer
• November 9, 1941: SS Standartenführer
• November 9, 1944: SS-Oberführer and Oberführer of the Waffen SS

Archival material

• NSDAP party correspondence on Kohlroser (Bundesarchiv PK Film G 151, pictures 2419-2426)

literature

• Rudolf Lehmann : The Leibstandarte , 1978.