Karl Wolff
Chief of Personal Staff Reichsführer-SS, SS-Obergruppenführer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Karl Wolff?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Karl Friedrich Otto Wolff (13 May 1900 – 17 July 1984) was a German SS functionary who served as Chief of Personal Staff Reichsführer-SS (Heinrich Himmler) and an SS liaison to Adolf Hitler during World War II. He ended the war as the Supreme SS and Police Leader in occupied Italy and helped arrange for the early surrender of Axis forces in that theatre, effectively ending the war there several days sooner than in the rest of Europe. He escaped prosecution at the Nuremberg Trials as a result of his participation in Operation Sunrise. In 1962, Wolff was re-arrested and prosecuted in West Germany for the deportation of Polish Jews, and he was sentenced to 15 years in prison for being an accessory to murder in 1964. He was released in 1971 due to his failing health, but died 13 years later.[1]
Karl Wolff | |
---|---|
Birth name | Karl Friedrich Otto Wolff |
Born | (1900-05-13)13 May 1900 Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire |
Died | 17 July 1984(1984-07-17) (aged 84) Rosenheim, Bavaria, West Germany |
Allegiance | German Empire Nazi Germany |
Years of service | 1917–1918 1931–1945 |
Rank | SS-Obergruppenführer |
Unit | Schutzstaffel |
Commands held | Chief, Personal Staff Reichsführer-SS Supreme SS and Police Leader, occupied Italy |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Iron Cross, German Cross in Gold |
Relations | Fatima Grimm (daughter) |