| Arpad Wigand | |
|---|---|
| File:Arpad Wigand.jpg | |
| Candid photo in the field | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 13, 1906 |
| Died | 26 July 1983 (aged 77) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany
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| Service/branch |  Schutzstaffel
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| Years of service | 1932 - 1945 |
| Rank | SS Oberführer |
Arpad Wigand (born 13 January 1906 in Mannheim - 26 July 1983 in Mannheim); was an SS-Oberführer who served as the SS and Police Leader in Warsaw (SS-und Polizeiführer (SSPF)) from 4 August 1941 until 23 April 1943.
As an aide to Erich von dem Bach Zelewski he first suggested the site of the former Polish artillery barracks in the Zasole suburb of Oswiecim for a concentration camp in January 1940. This site would evolve into the Auschwitz concentration camp.[1]
In 1981 Wigand was found guilty in Hamburg for war crimes (Staatsanwaltschaft Hamburg, 147 Js 8/75), and sentenced to 12.5 years, he was represented by lawyer Jürgen Rieger.[2]
| Military Promotions | |
|---|---|
| Date | Rank |
| June 1933 | SS-Sturmbannführer |
| May 1934 | SS-Obersturmführer |
| September 1935 | SS-Standartenführer |
| April 1938 | SS-Oberführer |
| February 1943 | Obersturmführer der Reserve (Waffen-SS) |
| January 1944 | Hauptsturmführer der Reserve (Waffen-SS) |
References[]
- ↑ Auschwitz by Debórah Dwork , Robert Jan van Pelt. page 166 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (17 April 2002) Language: English ISBN 0-393-32291-2 ISBN 978-0393322910
- ↑ The Law of War Crimes:National and International Approaches by Timothy McCormack (Hardcover - 29 January 1997)Page 75 Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (29 January 1997) Language: English ISBN 90-411-0273-6
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