Julius Hans Christian Nielson (26 October 1898 – July 10, 1948) was a German SS officer attached to the

Gestapo The (), abbreviated Gestapo (; ), was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and in German-occupied Europe. The force was created by Hermann Göring in 1933 by combining the various political police agencies of Prussia into one organi ...

. He was stationed in Norway during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

and worked as the Commander of the Security Police and the SD in

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

. He was promoted to Obersturmführer. During his time in Trondheim, he tortured and murdered Norwegian prisoners.

Execution

Nielson was convicted of murdering and torturing prisoners by the Frostating Court of Appeal. He was executed by an 11 man firing squad from 5 meters away at

Kristiansten Fortress Kristiansten Fortress ( no, Kristiansten Festning, historically spelled ''Christiansten'') is located on a hill east of the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway, named after Christian V of Denmark-Norway. It was built after the city fir ...

on July 10, 1948. Neilson was among 12 others who were convicted and executed for war crimes as a result of the legal purge in Norway.

References

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