Heinrich Danckelmann
Heinrich Dankelmann (2 August 1887 – 30 October 1947) was a Luftwaffe General who served as the third Military Commander for the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia from 23rd of July to 20th of October 1941. During his tenure as commander he oversaw numerous war crimes against the population,[1] most famously hanging of five prisoners at Terazije Square. He was sentenced to death and executed for war crimes in Yugoslavia in 1947.[2]
Heinrich Danckelmann | |
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 Dankelmann at trial, 1947. | |
| Born | 2 August 1887 Hardehausen Abbey, German Empire |
| Died | 30 October 1947 (aged 60) Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} German Empire (1905-1918).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Weimar Republic (1918-1933).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nazi Germany (1933-1945) |
| Rank | General der Flieger |
References
- Dermont Bradley, Karl Friedrich Hildebrand(1990):Die Generale der deutschen Luftwaffe 1935–1945 Band 1: Abernetty–von Gyldenfeldt. Osnabrück: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-1701-1. p=180-181
- Божовић, Бранислав (1998). Београд под комесарском управом 1941. Београд, p=180
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