Paul Otto Geibel

Paul Otto Geibel
Geibel in 1944
Born10 June 1898 (1898-06-10)
Dortmund, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died12 November 1966 (1966-11-13) (aged 68)
Mokotów Prison, Warsaw, Polish People's Republic
AllegianceGerman Empire
Nazi Germany
Service/branchImperial German Navy
Schutzstaffel
Years of service1914–1918
1938–1945
RankSS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of Police
Commands heldSS and Police Leader,
"Warsaw"
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsIron Cross, 1st and 2nd class
War Merit Cross, 1st and 2nd class with Swords

Paul Otto Geibel (10 June 1898 – 12 November 1966) was a German SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of police who served as the last SS and Police Leader (SSPF) "Warsaw" during the Second World War. He was involved in suppressing the Warsaw Uprising and in the subsequent destruction of the city. At the end of the war, he was convicted of war crimes and committed suicide while serving a life sentence in Poland.


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