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'''Wilhelm Gideon''' (15 November 1898, in [[Oldenburg]] – 23 February 1977) was a [[Schutzstaffel]] officer and [[Nazi concentration camp]] commandant. |
'''Wilhelm Gideon''' (15 November 1898, in [[Oldenburg]] – 23 February 1977) was a [[Schutzstaffel]] officer and [[Nazi concentration camp]] commandant. |
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A native of Oldenburg in the state of Lower Saxony, Gideon began work as a trainee [[engineer]] but had his |
A native of Oldenburg in the state of Lower Saxony, Gideon began work as a trainee [[engineer]] but had his studies ended by the outbreak of [[World War I]], when he volunteered for service in the [[German Imperial Army]].<ref>[[Tom Segev]], ''Soldiers of Evil'', Berkley Books, 1991, p. 68</ref> |
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Gideon enlisted in the SS in 1933 (member number 88,657) and the [[Nazi Party]] in 1937 (member 4,432,258).<ref name="Gideon">[http://www.dws-xip.pl/reich/biografie/88569.html Wilhelm Gideon]</ref> He had various posts in the SS, initially being stationed with the 9th SS-Reiterstandarte (cavalry) from 1934 to 1939. Following this he was moved to the [[3rd SS Division Totenkopf]] until 1942, after which he was briefly attached to the [[SS-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt]]. He also served for a short period at [[Neuengamme concentration camp]] and as administrator of the 88th [[SS-Standarte]] in [[Hamburg]].<ref name="Gideon"/> |
Gideon enlisted in the SS in 1933 (member number 88,657) and the [[Nazi Party]] in 1937 (member 4,432,258).<ref name="Gideon">[http://www.dws-xip.pl/reich/biografie/88569.html Wilhelm Gideon]</ref> He had various posts in the SS, initially being stationed with the 9th SS-Reiterstandarte (cavalry) from 1934 to 1939. Following this, he was moved to the [[3rd SS Division Totenkopf]] until 1942, after which he was briefly attached to the [[SS-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt]]. He also served for a short period at [[Neuengamme concentration camp]] and as administrator of the 88th [[SS-Standarte]] in [[Hamburg]].<ref name="Gideon"/> |
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Gideon had been identified by [[Oswald Pohl]] as a reliable SS officer and was promoted to [[Hauptsturmführer]] by the concentration camp chief.<ref>Michael Thad Allen, ''The Business of Genocide: the SS, Slave Labor, and the Concentration Camps'', University of North Carolina Press, 2002</ref> He was appointed commandant of [[Gross-Rosen concentration camp]] on 16 September 1942 in succession to [[Arthur Rödl]] and held the post until 10 October 1943 when [[Johannes Hassebroek]] succeeded him.<ref>Belah Guṭerman, ''A Narrow Bridge to Life: Jewish Forced Labor and Survival in the Gross-Rosen Camp System, 1940-1945'', Berghahn Books, 2008, p. 75</ref> His final post was on staff of the [[SS and Police Leader]] in occupied [[Denmark]] until the surrender in 1945.<ref name="Gideon"/> |
Gideon had been identified by [[Oswald Pohl]] as a reliable SS officer, and was promoted to [[Hauptsturmführer]] by the concentration camp chief.<ref>Michael Thad Allen, ''The Business of Genocide: the SS, Slave Labor, and the Concentration Camps'', University of North Carolina Press, 2002</ref> He was appointed commandant of [[Gross-Rosen concentration camp]] on 16 September 1942, in succession to [[Arthur Rödl]], and held the post until 10 October 1943, when [[Johannes Hassebroek]] succeeded him.<ref>Belah Guṭerman, ''A Narrow Bridge to Life: Jewish Forced Labor and Survival in the Gross-Rosen Camp System, 1940-1945'', Berghahn Books, 2008, p. 75</ref> His final post was on staff of the [[SS and Police Leader]] in occupied [[Denmark]] until the surrender in 1945.<ref name="Gideon"/> |
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Gideon was found in 1975 when [[Israel]]i historian [[Tom Segev]] interviewed him for his book ''Soldiers of Evil'', a study of the concentration camp commandants. However, after initially cooperating with Segev, Gideon terminated the interview when he suddenly claimed that he was a different person who happened to be named Wilhelm Gideon rather than the former commandant of Gross-Rosen.<ref>Segev, ''Soldiers of Evil''. p. 219</ref> |
Gideon was found in 1975 when [[Israel]]i historian [[Tom Segev]] interviewed him for his book ''Soldiers of Evil'', a study of the concentration camp commandants. However, after initially cooperating with Segev, Gideon terminated the interview when he suddenly claimed that he was a different person who happened to be named Wilhelm Gideon rather than the former commandant of Gross-Rosen.<ref>Segev, ''Soldiers of Evil''. p. 219</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:42, 21 February 2020
Wilhelm Gideon (15 November 1898, in Oldenburg – 23 February 1977) was a Schutzstaffel officer and Nazi concentration camp commandant.
A native of Oldenburg in the state of Lower Saxony, Gideon began work as a trainee engineer but had his studies ended by the outbreak of World War I, when he volunteered for service in the German Imperial Army.[1]
Gideon enlisted in the SS in 1933 (member number 88,657) and the Nazi Party in 1937 (member 4,432,258).[2] He had various posts in the SS, initially being stationed with the 9th SS-Reiterstandarte (cavalry) from 1934 to 1939. Following this, he was moved to the 3rd SS Division Totenkopf until 1942, after which he was briefly attached to the SS-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt. He also served for a short period at Neuengamme concentration camp and as administrator of the 88th SS-Standarte in Hamburg.[2]
Gideon had been identified by Oswald Pohl as a reliable SS officer, and was promoted to Hauptsturmführer by the concentration camp chief.[3] He was appointed commandant of Gross-Rosen concentration camp on 16 September 1942, in succession to Arthur Rödl, and held the post until 10 October 1943, when Johannes Hassebroek succeeded him.[4] His final post was on staff of the SS and Police Leader in occupied Denmark until the surrender in 1945.[2]
Gideon was found in 1975 when Israeli historian Tom Segev interviewed him for his book Soldiers of Evil, a study of the concentration camp commandants. However, after initially cooperating with Segev, Gideon terminated the interview when he suddenly claimed that he was a different person who happened to be named Wilhelm Gideon rather than the former commandant of Gross-Rosen.[5]
Literature
- Orth, Karin: Die Konzentrationslager-SS. dtv, München 2004, ISBN 3-423-34085-1.
- Tom Segev: Die Soldaten des Bösen. Zur Geschichte der KZ-Kommandanten. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-499-18826-0.
- Ernst Klee: Das Personenlexikon zum Dritten Reich: Wer war was vor und nach 1945. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2005. ISBN 3-596-16048-0.
References
- ^ Tom Segev, Soldiers of Evil, Berkley Books, 1991, p. 68
- ^ a b c Wilhelm Gideon
- ^ Michael Thad Allen, The Business of Genocide: the SS, Slave Labor, and the Concentration Camps, University of North Carolina Press, 2002
- ^ Belah Guṭerman, A Narrow Bridge to Life: Jewish Forced Labor and Survival in the Gross-Rosen Camp System, 1940-1945, Berghahn Books, 2008, p. 75
- ^ Segev, Soldiers of Evil. p. 219
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