SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Wilhelm Keilhaus

SOME OF THE PRISONERS HELD AT
SPECIAL CAMP 11

A special thanks to Phil Nix for kindly sharing his excellent research work on this officer.

NAME: SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Wilhelm Keilhaus

PW NO: A871196

RANK: SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS

CAPTURED: Soltau / Hannover

DATE: 17 July 1946

PERSONAL
DATE OF BIRTH: 11 December 1898

PLACE OF BIRTH: Hohenstein/Saxony

DATE OF DEATH: 10 January 1977

PLACE OF DEATH:

NATIONALITY: German

RELIGION: Evangelical

OCCUPATION: Regular Soldier

HEIGHT: 5’ 8”

WEIGHT: Unknown

HAIR COLOUR: Dark

EYE COLOUR: Dark

NSDAP-NUMBER: 1,399,935 (Joined 1 December 1932)

SS-NUMBER: 209,060 (Joined 1 April 1934)

NEXT OF KIN: Soltau, Hannover (British Zone)

Wife: Married Wilhelmina Nikutta on 2 October 1926 – adopted her daughter.

Promotions:

Soldat: 15 January 1917
Gefreiter: 25 May 1918
Unteroffizier: 18 September 1918
Polizei-Unterwachtmeister: 8 August 1919
Polizei-Wachtmeister: 1 December 1921
Polizei- Oberwachtmeister: 1 October 1925
Polizei-Hauptwachtmeister: 1 April 1929
SS-Untersturmführer: 1 April 1934
SS-Obersturmführer: 4 July 1934
SS-Hauptsturmführer: 1 January 1935
SS-Sturmbannführer: 20 April 1940
SS-Obersturmbannführer: 20 April 1941
SS-Standartenführer: 1 September 1942
SS-Oberführer: 9 November 1943
SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS: 20 April 1944

Commands & Assignments:

15 January 1917-1 March 1917: Joined the Army as a Soldat in Reserve Infantry Regiment 99.
1 March 1917-7 August 1919: Soldat, Gefreiter and Unteroffizier in the Infanterie-Regiment Lübeck (3. Hanseatisches) Nr.162.
1 March 1918-7 August 1918: At the same time, detached as a cadre Unteroffizier to the Infantry Firing Course in Wünsdorf.
7 August 1918-7 August 1919: At the same time, member the Infantry Firing School in Wünsdorf.
7 August 1919: Separated from the Army and joined the Prussian Sicherheitspolizei [Security Police].
8 August 1919-4 October 1920: Policeman in the Sicherheitspolizei in Berlin.
4 October 1920-1 March 1933: Policeman in the Schutzpolizei [Protection Police] in Berlin.
1 April 1932-1 April 1934: Member of the Sturmabteilung (SA).
1 March 1933-17 July 1933: Transferred to the Signals Platoon of the Special Employment Police Battalion “Wecke” commanded by Oberstleutnant der Schutzpolizei (later General der Luftwaffe) Walther Wecke.
17 July 1933-22 December 1933: Member of the Signals Platoon of the Special Employment Landespolizei Group “Wecke.”
22 December 1933-31 March 1934: Member of the Signals Platoon of the Landespolizei Group “General Göring.”
1 April 1934: Transferred to the Leibstandarte SS “Adolf Hitler” with the rank of SS-Untersturmführer.
1 April 1934-17 October 1934: Signals Leader of the I. Battalion of the Leibstandarte SS “Adolf Hitler.”
17 October 1934-1 November 1934: Leader of the Regimental Signals Platoon of the Leibstandarte SS “Adolf Hitler.”
1 November 1934-1 February 1940: Leader of the Signals Company of the Leibstandarte SS “Adolf Hitler.”
15 October 1937-21 November 1937: Detached to the Course for Regimental Signals Officers at the Army Signals School in Halle.
8-9 February 1938: Detached to the Army Training Course in Means of Communication.
March 1938: Receiving Officer to the Chief of the General Staff of the Command of Panzer Troops.
20-21 January 1939: Detached to Panzer Signals Battalion 37 of the 1st Panzer Division.
15 November 1939-19 August 1940: Personnel Officer and Regimental Adjutant (IIa) of the Leibstandarte SS “Adolf Hitler.”
19 August 1940-5 June 1941: Operations Officer (Ia) of the Reinforced Leibstandarte SS “Adolf Hitler.”
19 August 1940-5 June 1941: At the same time, Commander of the Signals Battalion of the Reinforced Leibstandarte SS “Adolf Hitler.”
5 June 1941-1 June 1942: Operations Officer (Ia) of the Division “Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler.”
5 June 1941-9 September 1942: At the same time, Commander of the Signals Battalion of the Division “Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler.”
9 September 1942-10 October 1942: Commander of the Panzer Signals Battalion of the SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division “Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler.”
10 October 1942-5 July 1943: Delegated with the post of Inspector of Arm of Service Inspectorate 7 (Signals Troops)/Branch C/SS Main Operational Office.
5 July 1943-8 May 1945: Inspector of Arm of Service Inspectorate 7 (Signals Troops)/Branch C/SS Main Operational Office.
3 August 1944-8 May 1945: At the same time, Chief of Telecommunications of the Reichsführer-SS and Minister of the Interior Heinrich Himmler.
1945-Circa 1947: Prisoner of War.
- 2 August 1947: Transferred to Island Farm Special Camp 11 from the London District Cage (LDC).
- 23 October 1947: Transferred via the LDC to No. 6 Civil Internment Camp (CIC) Neuengamme.
Post-World War II: Served as a signals advisor to the Bundeswehr.

Decorations & Awards:

German Cross in Gold: 29 April 1942, SS-Obersturmbannführer, Operations Officer (Ia) of the Division “Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler.”
Prussian Iron Cross, 1st Class (1914) with 1939 Clasp
Prussian Iron Cross, 2nd Class (1914) with 1939 Clasp
War Merit Cross, 1st Class with Swords
War Merit Cross, 2nd Class with Swords
Medal for the Winter Campaign in Russia 1941/1942 (“East Medal”)
Cross of Honor for Combatants 1914-1918
Wound Badge in Black – World War I award
German National Sports Badge in Silver
SA Sport Badge in Gold
Order of the Crown of Romania, Commander with Swords on the Ribbon of Military Virtue: 16 July 1942 (Royal Decree No. 2020).
Totenkopf [Death’s Head] Ring of the SS
Honor Sword of the Reichsführer-SS

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