Born in Rüstringen, Oldenburg, the son of a provincial innkeeper, he was educated to doctorate level in law at Marburg University but struggled to find employment in an economically depressed Weimar Germany.[2] He joined the Nazi Party in January 1932 and the SS the following month.[3] With no military experience he initially floundered but soon attracted the attentions of Reinhard Heydrich, who valued academic expertise, and he was transferred to the Sicherheitsdienst (SD).[4]
Becoming a close friend of Heydrich, Behrends was the first chief of the SD in Berlin.[5] He also served as Chief of Staff to Werner Lorenz in his capacity as head of the Hauptamt Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle (VOMI).[6] During the Second World War he was sent to Yugoslavia to lead the regional arm of the VOMI.[5] His star had fallen somewhat after Heydrich's death as Heinrich Himmler was unimpressed by him, sensing that he was too ambitious.[7]
On 5 July 1945, he faced charges from the British services in Flensburg. He was interned with the number 560294 in the Island Farm Special Camp in Bridgend, South Wales.[citation needed] On 16 April 1946 he was extradited to Yugoslavia. He was hanged in Belgrade on 4 December 1948.[5]
Valdis O. Lumans, Himmler's Auxiliaries: The Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle and the German National Minorities of Europe, 1933–1945, UNC Press Books, 1993, p. 50
Miller, Michael (2006). Leaders of the SS and German Police, Vol. 1. San Jose, CA: R. James Bender. ISBN978-93-297-0037-2.
hermann, behrends, this, article, about, nazi, official, generalmajor, hermann, heinrich, behrend, hermann, johann, heinrich, behrends, 1907, december, 1948, nazi, party, member, official, with, rank, lieutenant, general, gruppenführer, born, rüstringen, olden. This article is about the Nazi SS official For the Generalmajor see Hermann Heinrich Behrend Hermann Johann Heinrich Behrends 11 May 1907 4 December 1948 was a Nazi Party member and SS official with the rank of lieutenant general Gruppenfuhrer 1 Born in Rustringen Oldenburg the son of a provincial innkeeper he was educated to doctorate level in law at Marburg University but struggled to find employment in an economically depressed Weimar Germany 2 He joined the Nazi Party in January 1932 and the SS the following month 3 With no military experience he initially floundered but soon attracted the attentions of Reinhard Heydrich who valued academic expertise and he was transferred to the Sicherheitsdienst SD 4 Becoming a close friend of Heydrich Behrends was the first chief of the SD in Berlin 5 He also served as Chief of Staff to Werner Lorenz in his capacity as head of the Hauptamt Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle VOMI 6 During the Second World War he was sent to Yugoslavia to lead the regional arm of the VOMI 5 His star had fallen somewhat after Heydrich s death as Heinrich Himmler was unimpressed by him sensing that he was too ambitious 7 On 5 July 1945 he faced charges from the British services in Flensburg He was interned with the number 560294 in the Island Farm Special Camp in Bridgend South Wales citation needed On 16 April 1946 he was extradited to Yugoslavia He was hanged in Belgrade on 4 December 1948 5 Decorations and awards Edit1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class 1 War Merit Cross 2nd Class 1 References Edit a b c Miller 2006 p 90 Lumans 1993 p 50 sfn error no target CITEREFLumans1993 help Lumans 1993 pp 50 51 sfn error no target CITEREFLumans1993 help Lumans 1993 p 51 sfn error no target CITEREFLumans1993 help a b c Snyder 1994 p 242 Lumans 1993 p 45 sfn error no target CITEREFLumans1993 help Lumans 1993 sfn error no target CITEREFLumans1993 help Sources EditValdis O Lumans Himmler s Auxiliaries The Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle and the German National Minorities of Europe 1933 1945 UNC Press Books 1993 p 50 Miller Michael 2006 Leaders of the SS and German Police Vol 1 San Jose CA R James Bender ISBN 978 93 297 0037 2 Snyder Louis 1994 1976 Encyclopedia of the Third Reich Da Capo Press ISBN 978 1 56924 917 8 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hermann Behrends amp oldid 1034161716, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
