Friedrich Jeckeln
| Friedrich Jeckeln | |
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Jeckeln in 1944
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| Born |
2 February 1895 Hornberg, German Empire |
| Died |
3 February 1946 (aged 51) Riga, Latvia |
| Allegiance | |
| Service/branch |
 Waffen-SS
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| Years of service | 1914–45 |
| Rank | Obergruppenführer |
| Service number |
NSDAP #163,348 SS #4,367 |
| Commands held | V SS Mountain Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
| Other work | Perpetrator of Rumbula, Babi Yar, and other massacres. |
Friedrich Jeckeln (2 February 1895 – 3 February 1946) was a high-ranking official in the SS of Nazi Germany who served as an SS and Police Leader in the occupied Soviet Union during World War II. Jeckeln was the commander of one of the largest collection of Einsatzgruppen and was personally responsible for ordering and organizing the deaths of over 100,000 Jews, Slavs, Romani, and other "undesirables". After the end of World War II, Jeckeln was convicted for his crimes by a Soviet military tribunal in Riga, Latvia and executed in 1946.
Jeckeln served in World War I as an officer. After being discharged following Germany's defeat, Jeckeln worked as an engineer before joining the Nazi Party on 1 October 1929. In January 1931, Jeckeln was accepted into the SS. By the end of 1931 he was placed in charge of a regiment and then a brigade. In 1932, Jeckeln was elected as a member of the Reichstag. In January 1933, when the Nazi Party came to national power in Germany, Jeckeln was put in charge of SS Group South. In 1936, Jeckeln was appointed SS and Police Leader of Western Germany and promoted to SS-Obergruppenführer.
Jeckeln was known to be ruthless and brutal. Political opponents, especially members of the KPD, SPD and the unions, were pursued relentlessly until their death. Together with party member Friedrich Alpers, Jeckeln was primarily responsible for the Rieseberg murders in the summer of 1933. From 1941 to 1945 he also served as the commander of SS-Oberabschnitt Ostland which was a titular paper command of the Allgemeine-SS.
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