Theodor Berkelmann

German SS functionary

Theodor Berkelmann

Höherer SS- und Polizeiführer
Personal details
Born| 17 April 1894
Metz, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany
Died| 28 December 1943(1943-12-28) (aged 49)
Poznań, Poland
Political party| Nazi party (NSDAP)
Military service
Rank| SS-Obergruppenführer

Theodor Berkelmann (17 April 1894 – 28 December 1943) was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era who served as the Higher SS and Police Leader in Saarland and Moselle during World War II.

## Biography

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Theodor Berkelmann was born in Le Ban-Saint-Martin near Metz, in Alsace-Lorraine, which was then part of Germany. During the First World War, he served in the German Army. Berkelmann served as a soldier, before being promoted to officer. He was awarded the Iron Cross Ist class.

By 1936, Berkelmann was promoted to SS-Gruppenführer. At the beginning of the Second World War, Berkelmann was appointed Higher SS and Police Leader in Saarland and Moselle. In 1942, he was promoted to the grade of "SS-Obergruppenführer". Berkelmann died of a brain tumor in Poznań, in 1943.[1]

## References

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1. ^ The Private Heinrich Himmler: Letters of a Mass Murderer, Katrin Himmler et al, 2016

## Sources

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* (de) Ruth Bettina Birn: Die Höheren SS- und Polizeiführer. Himmlers Vertreter im Reich und in den besetzten Gebieten. Droste Verlag, Düsseldorf, 1986.
* (de) Joachim Lilla : Statisten in Uniform. Die Mitglieder des Reichstags 1933-1945, Droste, Düsseldorf 2004.
* (de) Erich Stockhorst: 5000 Köpfe - Wer war was im Dritten Reich, Kiel 2000.
* (de) Klaus D. Patzwall (Hg.): Das Goldene Parteiabzeichen und seine Verleihungen ehrenhalber 1934 -1944, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt 2004.

## External links

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* (de) Theo Berkelmann at Saarländische Biografien Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
* (de) Datenbank der deutschen Parlamentsabgeordneten

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