SOME OF THE PRISONERS HELD AT
SPECIAL CAMP
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NAME:
SS-Oberführer
und Oberst der Polizei Karl-Heinz Bürger
PW NO:
209225
RANK: SS-Oberführer und Oberst der
Polizei
CAPTURED: Bozen (Northern Italy)
DATE: 13th May 45
PERSONAL
DATE OF BIRTH:
16 February 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH: Güstrow/Mecklenburg
DATE OF DEATH: : 2 December 1988
PLACE OF DEATH: Karlsbad
NATIONALITY: German
RELIGION: Evangelist
OCCUPATION: Police
Officer
HEIGHT: Unknown
WEIGHT: Unknown
HAIR COLOUR: Unknown
EYE COLOUR:
Unknown
NEXT OF KIN: Marianne
Buerger, (American Zone)
NSDAP-Number 68 902 (joined 13 October 1927)
SS-Number: 156 309 (joined 30 January 1933)
Promotions:
- SS-Untersturmführer: 30 January
1936
- SS-Obersturmführer: 1936
- SS-Hauptsturmführer: 13 September
1936
- SS-Sturmbannführer: 20 April 1937
- SS-Obersturmbannführer: (unknown)
- SS-Standartenführer und Oberst
der Polizei: 1 September 1942
- SS-Oberführer und Oberst der Polizei:
20 April 1944
- SS-Brigadeführer: 20 April 1945
(not made official)
Commands & Assignments:
- June 1923: Joined the SA (Sturmabteilung)
in Nürnberg; later moved to München where he joined 11/.SA Standarte 6.
- 9 November 1923: Participated
in Hitler's failed München Putsch; thereafter left the SA.
- 1924-1925: Worked in the aircraft
industry.
- 1925: Studied at University of
Potsdam and became a teacher.
- 1928: Rejoined the SA becoming
SA leader for Geussen.
- August 1930: Joined the Hitler
Youth becoming Hitler Youth District Leader for Mecklenburg-Lübeck and
Hitler Youth Oberführer "North."
- 30 January 1933: Joined the SS
as a member of II./22. SS Standarte.
- April 1934-August 1935: SS Race
and Resettlement Office (RuSHA).
- August 1935-30 January 1936: Staff
of Oberabschnitt (SS Main District) "North."
- 30 January 1936-July 1936: RuSHA
officer on the staff of Oberabschnitt "North."
- July 1936-April 1937: RuSHA officer
on the staff of Oberabschnitt "Southeast."
- April 1937-September 1938: RuSHA
representative on the staff of Oberabschnitt "North."
- September 1938-November 1938:
Chief of Training Department, Oberabschnitt "North."
- November 1938-March 1940: Staff,
SS Officer School Braunschweig.
- March 1940-June 1940: Inspection
Staff, Death Head's Units (Totenkopfverbände).
- June 1940-April 1941: On the staff
of SS-Obergruppenführer August Heissmayer.
- 25 April 1941-1 November 1942:
Kommandostab "RFSS" and its replacement unit Ersatz Battalion "East" in
Russia.
- 21 August 1942-1 October 1942:
SS and Police Leader "Nord-Kaukasien" (subordinated to Higher SS and Police
Leader "Rußland-Süd").
- 1 October 1942-1 December 1943:
SS and Police Leader "Awdejewka" (subordinated to Higher SS and Police
Leader "Rußland-Süd").
- 1 December 1943-May 1945: SS and
Police Leader "Mitteitalien-Verona" (designated SS and Police Leader "West
Emilien," December 1943-April 1944; subordinated to SS and Police Leader
"Oberitalien-West," January 1944-April 1944, and Supreme SS and Police
Leader "Italien," May 1944-May 1945).
- 28th November 1946 transferred
to Island Farm Special Camp 11 from LDC (London District Cage)
- 12th May 1948 transferred to
Camp 186 for repatriation
Decorations & Awards:
- Iron Cross, 1st Class
(1939): 30 October 1944
- Iron Cross, 2nd Class
(1939): 1939
- NSDAP Long Service Award in Silver
(15-year Service Medal)
- NSDAP Long Service Award in Bronze
(10-year Service Medal)
- Anti-Partisan Warfare Badge in
Bronze: 30 October 1944
- Decoration of 9 November 1923-Blood
Order: December 1934
- Golden Party Badge: 30 December
1933
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