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Johannes Thümmler
Johannes Hermann Thümmler, also Hans Thümmler, (born 23 August 1906 in Chemnitz; died 28 April 2002 in Eriskirch) was a German Obersturmbannführer and Senior Government, Head of the Gestapo Chemnitz and Katowice, as well as leader of commando 16 group D Einsatzgruppen in Croatia. Life Years up to 1945 Johannes Thümmler was born on 23 August 1906 in Chemnitz, the son of publisher and bookseller Hermann Thümmler. He studied law and graduated as a jurist. In 1932 Thümmler joined the NSDAP (member NR. 1,425,547), in 1933 the SA and 1937 the SS (member NR. 323 711). After the "seizure of power" by the Nazis, Thümmler initially worked at police headquarter Dresden and in . Soon after, he was appointed deputy head of the Gestapo Dresden. In January 1941 he was head of the Gestapo Dresden, in March 1941, he became head of the Gestapo in Chemnitz, succeeding Rudolf Mildner. On 20 April 1943 he was promoted to Obersturmbannführer. From 3 July 1943 to 11 September 1943 Thümmler led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chemnitz
Chemnitz (; from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt (); ; ) is the third-largest city in the Germany, German States of Germany, state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden, and the fourth-largest city in the area of former East Germany after (East Berlin, East) Berlin, Leipzig, and Dresden. The city lies in the middle of a string of cities sitting in the densely populated northern Ore Mountain Foreland, foreland of the Elster Mountains, Elster and Ore Mountains, stretching from Plauen in the southwest via Zwickau, Chemnitz and Freiberg to Dresden in the northeast, and is part of the Central German Metropolitan Region. Located in the Ore Mountain Basin, the city is surrounded by the Ore Mountains to the south and the Central Saxon Hills, Central Saxon Hill Country to the north. The city stands on the Chemnitz River, which is formed through the confluence of the rivers Zwönitz (river), Zwönitz and Würschnitz in the borough of Altchemnitz. The name of the city as well as the names o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
