Heinz Lammerding
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Heinz Lammerding (b. 27 August 1905, Dortmund, Germany – d. 13 January 1971, Dusseldorf, Germany) was an Brigadeführer in the Waffen-SS and war criminal.
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[edit] Post-war
In 1953, he was tried for war crimes for the massacre of Tulle and Oradour-sur-Glane and sentenced to death in absentia by the court of Bordeaux, but he was never extradited by West Germany[1]. He resumed his career as civil engineer in Dusseldorf until his retirement and died of cancer at the age of sixty-six in 1971.
[edit] Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (23 May 1940)
- 1st Class (22 June 1940)
- German Cross in Gold (24 April 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (11 April 1944)
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
[edit] See also
- Tulle
- Oradour-sur-Glane
- French Resistance
- The Maquis
- Waffen-SS
- SS Division Das Reich
- Heinz Barth
- Lidice
- Marzabotto
[edit] References
- ^ Le maire d'Oradour-sur-Glane : « Il était dénué de toute humanité », Le Parisien, 14 August 2007 (French)
- ^ The "assassin of Oradour-sur-Glane" died at the age of 86, The World of 14 August 2007.
- ^ L'"assassin d'Oradour-sur-Glane" est mort à l'âge de 86 ans, Le Monde (with AFP), 14 August 2007 (French)
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by SS-Obergruppenführer Walter Krüger |
Commander of SS Division "Das Reich" 23 October 1943 - 24 July 1944 |
Succeeded by SS-Standartenführer Christian Tychsen |
| Preceded by SS-Brigadeführer Otto Baum |
Commander of SS Division "Das Reich" 23 October 1944 - 20 January 1945 |
Succeeded by SS-Standartenführer Karl Kreutz |
