Heinrich Danckelmann

Heinrich Danckelmann
Dankelmann at his trial (1947)
Born2 August 1887
Hardehausen Abbey, German Empire
Died30 October 1947(1947-10-30) (aged 60)
Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Allegiance German Empire (1905–1918)
 Weimar Republic (1918–1933)
 Nazi Germany (1933–1945)
RankGeneral der Flieger

Heinrich Dankelmann (2 August 1887 – 30 October 1947) was a Luftwaffe General who served as the third Military Commander for the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia from 23 July to 20 October 1941. During his tenure as commander he oversaw numerous war crimes against the population,[1] most famously hanging of five prisoners at Terazije Square. He was sentenced to death and executed for war crimes in Yugoslavia in 1947.[2]

  1. ^ Bradley, Dermont; Hildebrand, Karl Friedrich (1990). Die Generale der deutschen Luftwaffe 1935–1945 Band 1: Abernetty–von Gyldenfeldt. Osnabrück: Biblio Verlag. pp. 180–181. ISBN 3-7648-1701-1.
  2. ^ Božović, Branislav (1998). Beograd pod komesarskom upravom 1941. Belgrade: Institut za savremenu istoriju. p. 180.

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