Otto-Heinrich Drechsler

Otto-Heinrich Drechsler
Drechsler in 1937, then mayor of Lübeck.
General Commissioner of Latvia in Reichskommissariat Ostland
In office 17 July 1941 – September 1944
Mayor of Lübeck
In office 31 May 1933 – 8 May 1945
Preceded by	Paul Löwigt [de]
Succeeded by	Gerhard Schneider [de]
Deputy Gauleiter of Gau Mecklenburg-Lübeck
In office 1 August 1932 – 31 May 1933
Personal details
Born	(1895-04-01)1 April 1895 Lübz, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German Empire
Died	5 May 1945(1945-05-05) (aged 50) Lübeck, Nazi Germany
Cause of death	Suicide
Political party	Nazi party
Occupation	Dentist, politician
Known for	Holocaust perpetrator
Military service
Allegiance	German Empire  Nazi Germany
Branch/service	Imperial German Army Sturmabteilung
Years of service	1914–1920
Rank	Leutnant SA-Brigadeführer
Battles/wars	World War I

Otto-Heinrich Drechsler (1 April 1895 – 5 May 1945) was the General Commissioner of Latvia for the Nazi Germany's occupation regime (Reichskommissariat Ostland) during World War II. In this capacity, he played a role in setting up the Riga ghetto and was implicated in the extermination of Latvian Jews. He committed suicide on 5 May 1945, after being captured by British forces.