Helmut Knochen

Helmut Knochen
Knochen, c. 1942
Born	14 March 1910 (1910-03-14) Magdeburg, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	April 4, 2003(2003-04-04) (aged 93) Offenbach am Main, Hesse, Germany
Education	PhD
Alma mater	University of Göttingen
Criminal status	Deceased
Convictions	British Military War crimes French Military War crimes
Criminal penalty	British Military Death; commuted to life imprisonment; further commuted to 21 years imprisonment French Military Death; commuted to life imprisonment
SS service
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Schutzstaffel Waffen-SS
Years of service	1936–1945
Rank	SS-Standartenführer
Unit	Reich Security Main Office
Commands	Commander of SiPo and SD, France
Awards	Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class

Helmut Herbert Christian Heinrich Knochen (March 14, 1910 – April 4, 2003) was the senior commander of the Sicherheitspolizei (Security Police) and Sicherheitsdienst in occupied France during World War II. He was sentenced to death for war crimes by a British military court in 1946, and by a French military court in 1954. His sentences were commuted and reduced, and he was pardoned and released by French President Charles de Gaulle in 1962.