Heinz Lammerding

Heinz Lammerding
Born	(1905-08-27)27 August 1905 Dortmund, German Empire
Died	13 January 1971(1971-01-13) (aged 65) Bad Tölz, West Germany
Known for	Tulle murders Oradour-sur-Glane massacre
Criminal status	Deceased
Conviction(s)	War crimes
Criminal penalty	Death (in absentia)
SS career
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen-SS
Years of service	1933–1945
Rank	SS-Gruppenführer
Commands held	SS Division Das Reich
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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.