Walther Bierkamp

Walther Bierkamp
Born	17 December 1901 Hamburg, German Empire
Died	15 May 1945 (age 43) Scharbeutz, Allied-occupied Germany
Buried	Waldfriedhof cemetery, Timmendorfer Strand
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Schutzstaffel
Years of service	1939–1945
Rank	SS-Brigadeführer
Commands held	Commander of SiPo and SD, "Belgium and Northern France," "General Government," "Südwest" Commander, Einsatzgruppe D Acting Higher SS and Police Leader, "Südost"
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	War Merit Cross, 1st and 2nd class with Swords

Walther Karl Johannes Bierkamp, also sometimes spelled Walter Bierkamp (17 December 1901 – 15 May 1945) was a German Nazi lawyer and SS-Brigadeführer. During the Second World War, he served as the commander of the Sicherheitspolizei or SiPo (Security Police) and Sicherheitsdienst or SD (Security Service) in occupied Belgium and Northern France and later in occupied Poland and in Baden & Württemberg. He also commanded Einsatzgruppe D, in the occupied Soviet Union. He was involved in Holocaust-related war crimes in Poland and the North Caucasus area. After the end of the war in Europe, he committed suicide.