Hans Schwedler
Hans Schwedler (born October 17, 1878 in Berlin) was a German soldier who served in both World War I and World War II. He served as an SSPF in Krakau from 1940 to 1941.
He served in the German army from 1898 (as a Leutnant) to 1919 as a company and battalion commander. Schwedler took his own life on May 2, 1945 in Hechendorf.[1]
Position Timeline
- German Army as Leutnant - 1898
- Der Stahlhelm (joined) - 1920
- The NSDAP (joined)- Feb. 1931
- SS-Scharführer (promoted) - March 1, 1933
- SS-Oberscharführer (promoted) - May 15, 1933
- Commissioned as SS-Sturmführer - July 31, 1933
- Promoted to SS-Obersurmführer - November 9, 1933
- Promoted to SS-Hauptsturmführer - April 20, 1934
- Instructor at SS officer school in Bad Tölz - December 1934 to January 1938
- Instructor at SS officer school in Braunschweig - Until January 1940
- Promoted to SS-Oberführer - January 30, 1940
- Assigned to the SS-Totenkopfverbände inspectorate - January to July 1940
- Became SSPF of Krakau - July 1940
- Promoted to Waffen-SS-Oberführer - August 4, 1941
- Waffen-SS Polizei under Hans-Adolf Prützmann - March 1942 to August 1943
- Promoted to SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor - November 9, 1942
- Assigned to SS-Führungshauptamt - August 1943 to March 1944
Awards
WWI
- Iron Cross (both classes)
- Wound Badge in Black
WWII
- War Service Cross (both classes)
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References
- C., Yerger, Mark (1997). Allgemeine-SS : the commands, units, and leaders of the General SS. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Pub. ISBN 0764301454. OCLC 36824613.
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