Willy Suchanek

Willy Suchanek (born November 11, 1905 ; † unknown) was a German police officer and SS leader.

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Suchanek entered the police force in the 1920s. From 1934 to 1936 he was Reinhard Heydrich's personal adjutant in the Secret State Police Office . Then he was appointed liaison officer of the main office of the Ordnungspolizei to Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler . In this capacity he became a member of the NSDAP ( membership number 4,691,083) and the SS (SS number 290,461).

Suchanek was appointed police adjutant to Heinrich Himmler during the Second World War . In this position he supported and represented Himmler in his capacity as chief of the police. During the war he was promoted to SS-Obersturmbannführer and lieutenant colonel in the police force.

From 1943 to July 1944, Suchanek led the SS Police Regiment 25 deployed to fight partisans in Poland .

Promotions

• November 9, 1940: SS-Sturmbannführer
• March 26, 1943: SS-Obersturmbannführer

literature

• George C. Browder : Foundations of the Nazi Police State. The Formation of Sipo and SD , 2004.