Hellmuth Dobbrick was a Major in the Nazi German Ordnungspolizei (Orpo) during the Second World War and also a Sturmbannführer in the SS. In 1943, Major Dobbrick was serving in the Schutzpolizei of the Orpo and was assigned to command the 3rd battalion of the SS Police Regiment Bozen. His duties included overseeing the activities of five police companies, one of which (the 11th company) was a garrison security force assigned to Rome.
Dobbrick is historically remembered for refusing to place his men at the disposal of Herbert Kappler to conduct the Ardeatine massacre. Dobbrick was subsequently placed under house arrest by Kurt Mälzer, the garrison commander of Rome, under charges of insubordination. Malzer had threatened a charge of treason, but this was never filed, with all charges against Dobbrick later dropped in light of the rapid advance of Allied armies through Italy and the retreat of German forces.
Dobbrick's fate at the end of the war is unknown. Dobbrick was later dramatically portrayed in the film Massacre in Rome.
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Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican, Gallagher, J. (1969)
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