Harald Turner

Harald Turner
Turner in the uniform of an SS-Untersturmführer (1933)
Deputy Chief SS Race and Settlement Main Office
In office 25 December 1943 – 5 September 1944
Chief of Military Administration Staff Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia
In office April 1941 – 7 November 1942
District President Koblenz
In office 13 May 1933 – 17 January 1936
Preceded by	Walter von Sybel [de]
Succeeded by	Ernst von Heydebrand und der Lasa (Richter) [de]
Personal details
Born	(1891-10-08)8 October 1891 Leun, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	9 April 1947(1947-04-09) (aged 55) Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Political party	Nazi Party
Occupation	Military officer Lawyer
Known for	War crimes in Serbia
Military service
Allegiance	German Empire  Nazi Germany
Branch/service	Imperial German Army Schutzstaffel (SS)
Years of service	1908–1920 1932–1945
Rank	Hauptmann SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class Clasp to the Iron Cross, 2nd class War Merit Cross, 1st and 2nd class with Swords Wound Badge, in silver

Harald Turner (8 October 1891 – 9 March 1947) was a German lawyer, civil servant and Nazi Party politician. He was also an SS-Gruppenführer in the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia during the Second World War. From 1941 to 1942, as head of the German Military Administration's staff in Belgrade, Turner played a leading role in the murder of Jews and Roma. In addition, in 1944, as deputy head of the SS Race and Settlement Main Office, he was instrumental in executing Germanization policy, particularly in the General Government and the Soviet Union. He was executed in Belgrade for his war crimes.