Heinz Lammerding (27 August 1905 – 13 January 1971) was a German SS officer convicted of war crimes during the Nazi era. During World War II, he commanded the SS Panzer Division Das Reich that perpetrated the Tulle and the Oradour-sur-Glane massacres in occupied France. After the war, Lammerding was convicted in absentia for having ordered the murder of approximately 750 French civilians, but remained protected by Germany after serving a prison sentence there.
In 1953, Lammerding was tried in France for war crimes, for ordering two massacres in 1944: at Tulle and at Oradour-sur-Glane. He was sentenced to death in absentia by the court of Bordeaux, but he was never extradited from West Germany[1] nor was he ever sentenced by a German court. According to Danny S. Parker, Lammerding had already been tried in West Germany, convicted of war crimes and had served a prison sentence. He, therefore, was not subject to extradition under the Bonn constitution, much to the consternation of the French. They threatened to send in a commando unit to seize him, as the Israelis did in the case of Adolf Eichmann. However, before this could occur, Lammerding died in 1971 from cancer.[2]
Funeral
His funeral in 1971 turned into a reunion of over 200 former SS personnel.[3]
Parker, Danny S. (2014). Hitler's Warrior: The Life and Wars of SS Colonel Jochen Peiper. Da Capo Press. ISBN978-0306821547.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN978-3-931533-45-8.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN978-3-938845-17-2.
heinz, lammerding, august, 1905, january, 1971, german, officer, convicted, crimes, during, nazi, during, world, commanded, panzer, division, reich, that, perpetrated, tulle, oradour, glane, massacres, occupied, france, after, lammerding, convicted, absentia, . Heinz Lammerding 27 August 1905 13 January 1971 was a German SS officer convicted of war crimes during the Nazi era During World War II he commanded the SS Panzer Division Das Reich that perpetrated the Tulle and the Oradour sur Glane massacres in occupied France After the war Lammerding was convicted in absentia for having ordered the murder of approximately 750 French civilians but remained protected by Germany after serving a prison sentence there Heinz LammerdingBorn 1905 08 27 27 August 1905Dortmund German EmpireDied13 January 1971 1971 01 13 aged 65 Bad Tolz West GermanyKnown forTulle murders Oradour sur Glane massacreCriminal statusDeceasedConviction s War crimesCriminal penaltyDeath in absentia SS careerAllegiance Nazi GermanyService wbr branchWaffen SSYears of service1933 1945RankSS GruppenfuhrerCommands heldSS Division Das ReichBattles warsWorld War IIAwardsKnight s Cross of the Iron Cross Contents 1 War crimes trial 2 Funeral 3 Awards 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 BibliographyWar crimes trial EditIn 1953 Lammerding was tried in France for war crimes for ordering two massacres in 1944 at Tulle and at Oradour sur Glane He was sentenced to death in absentia by the court of Bordeaux but he was never extradited from West Germany 1 nor was he ever sentenced by a German court According to Danny S Parker Lammerding had already been tried in West Germany convicted of war crimes and had served a prison sentence He therefore was not subject to extradition under the Bonn constitution much to the consternation of the French They threatened to send in a commando unit to seize him as the Israelis did in the case of Adolf Eichmann However before this could occur Lammerding died in 1971 from cancer 2 Funeral EditHis funeral in 1971 turned into a reunion of over 200 former SS personnel 3 Awards EditGerman Cross in Gold on 24 April 1943 as SS Standartenfuhrer and commander of SS Regiment Thule 4 Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 April 1944 as SS Oberfuhrer and commander of Kampfgruppe Das Reich 5 References EditCitations Edit Le maire d Oradour sur Glane Il etait denue de toute humanite permanent dead link Le Parisien 14 August 2007 in French Parker 2014 p 386 Oradour Ort des Schmerzes 09 06 2014 Friedensratschlag www ag friedensforschung de Retrieved 2020 11 03 Patzwall amp Scherzer 2001 p 266 Scherzer 2007 p 490 Bibliography Edit Parker Danny S 2014 Hitler s Warrior The Life and Wars of SS Colonel Jochen Peiper Da Capo Press ISBN 978 0306821547 Patzwall Klaus D Scherzer Veit 2001 Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 1945 Band II The German Cross 1941 1945 Volume 2 in German Norderstedt Germany Verlag Klaus D Patzwall ISBN 978 3 931533 45 8 Scherzer Veit 2007 Die Ritterkreuztrager 1939 1945 The Knight s Cross Bearers 1939 1945 in German Jena Germany Scherzers Militaer Verlag ISBN 978 3 938845 17 2 Military officesPreceded bySS Obergruppenfuhrer Walter Kruger Commander of SS Division Das Reich23 October 1943 24 July 1944 Succeeded bySS Standartenfuhrer Christian TychsenPreceded bySS Brigadefuhrer Otto Baum Commander of SS Division Das Reich23 October 1944 20 January 1945 Succeeded bySS Standartenfuhrer Karl Kreutz Portals Biography Military of Germany World War II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heinz Lammerding amp oldid 1128448706, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
