Günther Tamaschke
| Günther Tamaschke | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 26, 1896 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | October 14, 1959 (aged 63) Uhingen, Germany |
| Occupation | Commandant of the Lichtenburg and Ravensbrück concentration camps |
| Political party | Nazi Party |
| Spouse(s) | Emmy Hirschberg |
Günther Tamaschke (26 February 1896, Berlin – 14 October 1959, Uhingen) was a German SS-Standartenführer and commandant of the Lichtenburg and Ravensbrück concentration camps.
Günther Tamaschke was born the son of a merchant. Tamaschke passed his , a wartime emergency high school diploma that allowed one to graduate early provided that he then serve in the military. He then volunteered for the German Army in 1914. From 1914, he was employed in various units during the First World War and came under French captivity during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Tamaschke returned to Berlin in March 1920 and took part in the Kapp Putsch. After that, he joined the Freikorps. After three semesters, he left the and completed his training as a banker. Tamaschke married and became a partner at his father-in-law's wholesale store in late 1922. Politically, Tamaschke committed himself to the German Völkisch Freedom Party and was the founder of the Berlin branch of the party's Officers Bund. Tamaschke broke up his household in 1930, and quit working in his father-in-law's business at the end of 1932. After a period of unemployment, Tamaschke found a job in the district office in Berlin-Neukölln.
He joined the NSDAP (Nazi Party member number 36,978) in 1926, and the SS (member number 851); he was one of the first members of the Berlin SS in 1927. Tamaschke rose to the rank of SS-Standartenführer by mid-September 1935.
...
Wikipedia