Karl-Heinz Bürger (16 February 1904 – 2 December 1988) was a German SS functionary who held positions as SS and Police Leader during the Nazi era.

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Bürger became a member of the brownshirt SA in June 1923, taking part in the Beer Hall Putsch in November of the same year. In 1924 and 1925 he studied at the

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. In 1927, Bürger became a member of the

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and in 1933 moved from the SA to the SS. At the end of August 1942, Bürger was appointed SS and Police Leader for the

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region, later becoming the Polizeiführer for

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and central

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, where he held a number of positions. On 13 May 1945, he was arrested in

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. Bürger died in December 1988 in Karlsbad.

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