Jäger was born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, and moved with his father to Germany when he was 3 years of age. Jäger enlisted in the German Imperial Army at the start of World War I, where he received the Iron Cross (1st Class) and other awards. After the war, Jäger, an orchestrion maker by profession, obtained a managerial position with the Weber orchestrion factory in Waldkirch. He joined the Nazi Party in 1923 (party n°. 30988) and founded the local party chapter, as a result of which he became known as "Waldkirch's Hitler" among the Alte Kämpfer (Old Fighters), as those who had joined before the Reichstag election of September 1930 called themselves.
The Weber company went bankrupt in 1931,[1] and he was unemployed for several years. According to his own account, he spurned unemployment benefits from the government of the Weimar Republic, which he despised, so by 1934 he had used up all his savings and his wife Emma separated from him, though their divorce was not formalized until 1940.[1] In July 1933, deputy NSDAP Führer Rudolf Hess had officially decreed that well paid employment was to be found for Alte Kämpfer on a preferential basis.[2]
Jäger joined the SS in 1932 (serial n°. 62823), and soon had built a 100-strong troop in his small hometown of Waldkirch. His rise within the SS began in 1935,[1] when he was assigned to Ludwigsburg and then to Ravensburg. After attracting the attention of Heinrich Himmler he was called to the Sicherheitsdienst (SD) headquarters in Berlin in 1938 where he successfully completed a course of studies, and was promoted to head of the local SD office in Münster in 1939. During the invasion of the Netherlands on 10 May 1940, Jäger was named commander of Einsatzkommando 3, a unit of Einsatzgruppe A. Additionally, Jäger was promoted to the rank of Standartenführer, the equivalent of a colonel in the German army, the same year.[3]
Mass murders in eastern Europe
Einsatzgruppen killing people in 1942 in the Ukraine at Ivangorod. Jäger organized thousands of murders like these.
Map Stahlecker attached to his report to Reinhard Heydrich using the execution tally from the updated Jäger's report
Jäger was instrumental in the brutal and systematic destruction of the Jewish community of Lithuania. From July 1941 until September 1943 Jäger served as commander of the SD Einsatzkommando 3a, a sub-unit of Einsatzgruppe A under Franz Walter Stahlecker, in Kaunas. Under Jäger's command, the Einsatzkommando, with the help of Lithuanians, shot Jewish men, women and children indiscriminately. It perpetrated the Ninth Fort massacres of November 1941.[4]
During this time, reports detailing calculated acts of mass murder were routinely submitted to his superiors. Some of these reports survived the war and are collectively referred to as the "Jäger Report" from 2 July 1941 to 25 November 1941 [Updated 9 February 1942]. Reassigned back to Germany near the end of 1943 after a nervous breakdown occasioned by the mass murders he had participated in, Jäger was appointed commander of the SD in Reichenberg in the Sudetenland, and precluded from further promotions due to what the SS saw as a "lack of strength of nerve."[3]
The actions by Einsatzkommando 3, including the Rollkommando Hamann killing squad were tallied by Jäger himself. The report keeps an almost daily running total of the liquidations of 137,346 people. The "Jäger Report" provides a detailed account of the murderous rampage of this "special squad" in Nazi-occupied Lithuania.
Jäger was able to assimilate back into society as a farm hand until his report was discovered in March 1959. Arrested and charged with his crimes, Jäger committed suicide by hanging himself in Karlsruheon prison using "the wire of the cell's radio carphones," while he was awaiting trial on May 22, 1959. [6]
^ abcdVincas Bartuseviécius; Joachim Tauber; Wolfram Wette (2003). Jägers Karriere in der SS 1936–1941. Holocaust in Litauen: Krieg, Judenmorde und Kollaboration im Jahre 1941. Böhlau Verlag Köln Weimar. pp. 80–82. ISBN3412139025. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
^Frank Bajohr: Parvenüs und Profiteure - Korruption in der NS-Zeit. Frankfurt am Main 2004, ISBN3-596-15388-3, pages 22 and 23.
^ "Ex-Nazi Hangs Himself in Cell" The New York Times, page 21, September 16, 1959.
Klee, Ernst, Dressen, Willi, and Riess, Volker, "The Good Old Days" – The Holocaust as Seen by its Perpetrators and Bystanders, (translation by Deborah Burnstone) MacMillan, New York, 1991 ISBN0-02-917425-2, originally published as (in German)Klee, Ernst, Dreßen, Willi, and Rieß, Volker (Hrsg.): Schöne Zeiten. Judenmord aus der Sicht der Täter und Gaffer. S. Fischer, Frankfurt / Main 1988. ISBN978-3-10-039304-3
(in German)Krausnick, Helmut, and Wilhelm, Hans-Heinrich: Die Truppe des Weltanschauungskrieges. Die Einsatzgruppen der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD 1938–1942. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN3-421-01987-8
(in German) Seljak, Anton: Monolithisches Leitbild und soziale Heterogenität einer Elite. Untersuchungen zum Ordensgedanken der SS und zur sozialen Stratifikation des SS-Führerkorps. Including a socio-biographical excursus on Karl Jäger. Universität Basel, 1992 (vgl. )
(in German) Stang, Knut: Kollaboration und Massenmord. Die litauische Hilfspolizei, das Rollkommando Hamann und die Ermordung der litauischen Juden. Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main [u.a.] 1996, ISBN3-631-30895-7
March 11, 2023
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This article is about the Nazi official For the painter see Karl Jager artist For other people see Karl Jaeger Karl Jager German ˈkaʁl ˈjɛːɡɐ listen 20 September 1888 22 June 1959 was a German mid ranking official in the SS of Nazi Germany and Einsatzkommando leader who perpetrated acts of genocide during the Holocaust 1 Karl JagerBorn 1888 09 20 20 September 1888Schaffhausen SwitzerlandDied22 June 1959 1959 06 22 aged 70 Hohenasperg West GermanyAllegiance German Empire Nazi GermanyService wbr branch Imperial German Army Waffen SSYears of service1914 19181933 1945RankSS StandartenfuhrerUnitEinsatzgruppe ACommands heldEinsatzkommando 3 Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Mass murders in eastern Europe 3 The Jager Report 4 Escape capture and suicide 5 See also 6 Notes and referencesEarly life and career EditJager was born in Schaffhausen Switzerland and moved with his father to Germany when he was 3 years of age Jager enlisted in the German Imperial Army at the start of World War I where he received the Iron Cross 1st Class and other awards After the war Jager an orchestrion maker by profession obtained a managerial position with the Weber orchestrion factory in Waldkirch He joined the Nazi Party in 1923 party n 30988 and founded the local party chapter as a result of which he became known as Waldkirch s Hitler among the Alte Kampfer Old Fighters as those who had joined before the Reichstag election of September 1930 called themselves The Weber company went bankrupt in 1931 1 and he was unemployed for several years According to his own account he spurned unemployment benefits from the government of the Weimar Republic which he despised so by 1934 he had used up all his savings and his wife Emma separated from him though their divorce was not formalized until 1940 1 In July 1933 deputy NSDAP Fuhrer Rudolf Hess had officially decreed that well paid employment was to be found for Alte Kampfer on a preferential basis 2 Jager joined the SS in 1932 serial n 62823 and soon had built a 100 strong troop in his small hometown of Waldkirch His rise within the SS began in 1935 1 when he was assigned to Ludwigsburg and then to Ravensburg After attracting the attention of Heinrich Himmler he was called to the Sicherheitsdienst SD headquarters in Berlin in 1938 where he successfully completed a course of studies and was promoted to head of the local SD office in Munster in 1939 During the invasion of the Netherlands on 10 May 1940 Jager was named commander of Einsatzkommando 3 a unit of Einsatzgruppe A Additionally Jager was promoted to the rank of Standartenfuhrer the equivalent of a colonel in the German army the same year 3 Mass murders in eastern Europe Edit Einsatzgruppen killing people in 1942 in the Ukraine at Ivangorod Jager organized thousands of murders like these Map Stahlecker attached to his report to Reinhard Heydrich using the execution tally from the updated Jager s report Jager was instrumental in the brutal and systematic destruction of the Jewish community of Lithuania From July 1941 until September 1943 Jager served as commander of the SD Einsatzkommando 3a a sub unit of Einsatzgruppe A under Franz Walter Stahlecker in Kaunas Under Jager s command the Einsatzkommando with the help of Lithuanians shot Jewish men women and children indiscriminately It perpetrated the Ninth Fort massacres of November 1941 4 During this time reports detailing calculated acts of mass murder were routinely submitted to his superiors Some of these reports survived the war and are collectively referred to as the Jager Report from 2 July 1941 to 25 November 1941 Updated 9 February 1942 Reassigned back to Germany near the end of 1943 after a nervous breakdown occasioned by the mass murders he had participated in Jager was appointed commander of the SD in Reichenberg in the Sudetenland and precluded from further promotions due to what the SS saw as a lack of strength of nerve 3 The Jager Report EditKarl Jager Report Month 5 Entries KilledJune 1 entry 4 000July 20 entries 4 400August 33 entries 47 906September 38 entries 40 997October 12 entries 31 829November 10 entries 8 211The actions by Einsatzkommando 3 including the Rollkommando Hamann killing squad were tallied by Jager himself The report keeps an almost daily running total of the liquidations of 137 346 people The Jager Report provides a detailed account of the murderous rampage of this special squad in Nazi occupied Lithuania Escape capture and suicide EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Jager was able to assimilate back into society as a farm hand until his report was discovered in March 1959 Arrested and charged with his crimes Jager committed suicide by hanging himself in Karlsruheon prison using the wire of the cell s radio carphones while he was awaiting trial on May 22 1959 6 See also EditList of people who died by suicide by hangingNotes and references Edit a b c d Vincas Bartuseviecius Joachim Tauber Wolfram Wette 2003 Jagers Karriere in der SS 1936 1941 Holocaust in Litauen Krieg Judenmorde und Kollaboration im Jahre 1941 Bohlau Verlag Koln Weimar pp 80 82 ISBN 3412139025 Retrieved 22 July 2013 Frank Bajohr Parvenus und Profiteure Korruption in der NS Zeit Frankfurt am Main 2004 ISBN 3 596 15388 3 pages 22 and 23 a b Der Waldkircher Hitler By Wolfram Wette in Spiegel Online 10 March 2008 retrieved 10 November 2018 Friedlander Henry 1995 The Origins of Nazi Genocide From Euthanasia To The Final Solution Chapel Hill NC University of North Carolina Press p 289 Grouped by the ending date of the massacre Ex Nazi Hangs Himself in Cell The New York Times page 21 September 16 1959 Klee Ernst Dressen Willi and Riess Volker The Good Old Days The Holocaust as Seen by its Perpetrators and Bystanders translation by Deborah Burnstone MacMillan New York 1991 ISBN 0 02 917425 2 originally published as in German Klee Ernst Dressen Willi and Riess Volker Hrsg Schone Zeiten Judenmord aus der Sicht der Tater und Gaffer S Fischer Frankfurt Main 1988 ISBN 978 3 10 039304 3 in German Krausnick Helmut and Wilhelm Hans Heinrich Die Truppe des Weltanschauungskrieges Die Einsatzgruppen der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD 1938 1942 Deutsche Verlags Anstalt Stuttgart 1981 ISBN 3 421 01987 8 in German Seljak Anton Monolithisches Leitbild und soziale Heterogenitat einer Elite Untersuchungen zum Ordensgedanken der SS und zur sozialen Stratifikation des SS Fuhrerkorps Including a socio biographical excursus on Karl Jager Universitat Basel 1992 vgl Alexandria Online Katalog OPAC des Bibliotheksverbunds der Schweizerischen Bundesverwaltung in German Stang Knut Kollaboration und Massenmord Die litauische Hilfspolizei das Rollkommando Hamann und die Ermordung der litauischen Juden Peter Lang Frankfurt am Main u a 1996 ISBN 3 631 30895 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia 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