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Siegfried Fehmer

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150: 169: 373:, Fehmer attempted to avoid execution by proving that he had managed to help a handful of prisoners and by presenting himself as a valuable source of information. This included authoring a lengthy report on his activities in Norway, which is now considered one of the best sources on German police activities during the occupation. Following the war, a nurse who attended him in prison later said that Fehmer believed he would be extradited to the 336:(the military branch of the Norwegian resistance) even before he was promoted to a senior position. He was a skilled forensic scientist and a daring leader in the field; on 4 July 1944, he was seriously injured during an operation against a Milorg radio transmitter. He also became notorious for his capture of well-known resistance members and for personally taking part in their torture. 37: 41:
Siegfried Fehmer (second from right) in May 1945 after capture by Sgt John Maclean (rightmost). With them are two Police officers, and Fehmer's assistant (far left), disguised as a woman.
329:(SiPo) in Norway was altered in February 1945, Fehmer was made head of Division IV (the Gestapo) in the new Oslo branch. He held this position until the end of the war. 562: 577: 557: 269:, on 10 January 1911 to Latvian/German parents. His father had Russian citizenship and Fehmer spent the first part of his life in 572: 286: 567: 234: 301:
Fehmer was employed by the Gestapo from 1934, holding various positions within the organization and gaining experience in
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until 1933 and was described as sporty, intelligent, and knowledgeable, with an exceptionally good memory.
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on 27 June 1947. The verdict was upheld on 24 February 1948 and the sentence was carried out by
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Fehmer's record of torture overshadowed his attempts to redeem himself and he was
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in 1918 and gained German citizenship. In January 1930, Siegfried joined the
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Fehmer was the main antagonist in the 2008 Norwegian war film
246: 305:. On 29 April 1940, he was sent to Norway and tasked by 339: 529: 354:soldier and mixed in with other German POWs at 219:(10 January 1911 – 16 March 1948) was a German 348:on 8 May 1945, Fehmer disguised himself as a 313:. In January 1943, he was given the rank of 563:German police officers convicted of crimes 35: 414:, where he was portrayed by German actor 377:who were interested in his knowledge of 332:Fehmer was considered a key opponent by 289:at the age of 19. He studied law at the 281:as a young boy. His family relocated to 444: 287:National Socialist German Workers Party 530: 482: 478: 476: 474: 472: 470: 468: 466: 440: 438: 436: 434: 432: 430: 13: 578:People from the Kingdom of Bavaria 558:German people convicted of torture 14: 594: 463: 427: 403: 296: 167: 148: 573:Military personnel from Munich 501: 340:Post-war capture and execution 1: 445:Nøkleby, Berit (2020-02-25), 421: 256: 568:Executed people from Bavaria 7: 483:Pryser, Tore (2019-12-19), 277:, where he experienced the 10: 599: 485:"Siegfrid Wolfgang Fehmer" 235:occupation by Nazi Germany 451:Norsk biografisk leksikon 241:from its headquarters in 217:Siegfried Wolfgang Fehmer 210: 200: 188: 180: 161: 143: 138: 134: 130: 120: 106: 102: 92: 87:Execution by firing squad 82: 64: 46: 34: 29:Siegfried Wolfgang Fehmer 18: 583:Nazis executed in Norway 346:end of the war in Europe 390:Supreme Court of Norway 68:16 March 1948 (aged 37) 229:. He was stationed in 491:(in Norwegian Bokmål) 489:Store norske leksikon 453:(in Norwegian Bokmål) 369:During his trial for 309:with suppressing the 181:Years of service 311:Norwegian resistance 303:counter-intelligence 291:University of Berlin 548:SS-Hauptsturmführer 316:SS-Hauptsturmführer 261:Fehmer was born in 194:SS-Hauptsturmführer 83:Cause of death 23:SS-Hauptsturmführer 447:"Siegfried Fehmer" 386:sentenced to death 326:Sicherheitspolizei 279:Russian Revolution 553:Gestapo personnel 398:Akershus Fortress 243:Victoria Terrasse 214: 213: 72:Akershus Fortress 590: 523: 522: 520: 519: 505: 499: 498: 497: 496: 480: 461: 460: 459: 458: 442: 319:and promoted to 171: 163: 154: 152: 151: 121:Criminal penalty 111: 39: 16: 15: 598: 597: 593: 592: 591: 589: 588: 587: 528: 527: 526: 517: 515: 507: 506: 502: 494: 492: 481: 464: 456: 454: 443: 428: 424: 406: 364:German Shepherd 342: 307:Heinrich Fehlis 299: 259: 225:officer during 149: 147: 139:Military career 107: 93:Criminal status 78: 69: 60: 51: 50:10 January 1911 42: 30: 27: 12: 11: 5: 596: 586: 585: 580: 575: 570: 565: 560: 555: 550: 545: 540: 525: 524: 500: 462: 425: 423: 420: 405: 404:In pop culture 402: 356:Haslemoen Camp 344:Following the 341: 338: 298: 297:Gestapo career 295: 258: 255: 251:Josef Terboven 212: 211: 208: 207: 202: 198: 197: 190: 186: 185: 182: 178: 177: 165: 159: 158: 145: 141: 140: 136: 135: 132: 131: 128: 127: 122: 118: 117: 112: 104: 103: 100: 99: 94: 90: 89: 84: 80: 79: 70: 66: 62: 61: 52: 48: 44: 43: 40: 32: 31: 28: 19: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 595: 584: 581: 579: 576: 574: 571: 569: 566: 564: 561: 559: 556: 554: 551: 549: 546: 544: 541: 539: 536: 535: 533: 514: 510: 504: 490: 486: 479: 477: 475: 473: 471: 469: 467: 452: 448: 441: 439: 437: 435: 433: 431: 426: 419: 417: 413: 412: 401: 400:on 16 March. 399: 395: 391: 387: 382: 380: 376: 372: 367: 365: 361: 357: 353: 352: 347: 337: 335: 330: 328: 327: 322: 318: 317: 312: 308: 304: 294: 292: 288: 284: 280: 276: 272: 268: 264: 254: 252: 249:. Along with 248: 244: 240: 236: 232: 228: 224: 223: 218: 209: 206: 203: 199: 196: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 176: 175: 174:Schutzstaffel 170: 166: 160: 157: 146: 142: 137: 133: 129: 126: 123: 119: 116: 113: 110: 109:Conviction(s) 105: 101: 98: 95: 91: 88: 85: 81: 77: 73: 67: 63: 59: 58:German Empire 55: 49: 45: 38: 33: 26: 25: 24: 17: 516:. Retrieved 512: 503: 493:, retrieved 488: 455:, retrieved 450: 409: 407: 394:firing squad 383: 368: 349: 343: 331: 324: 320: 315: 300: 260: 227:World War II 221: 216: 215: 205:World War II 201:Battles/wars 192: 172: 156:Nazi Germany 76:Oslo, Norway 21: 20: 543:1948 deaths 538:1911 births 509:"Ken Duken" 366:was doing. 321:Kriminalrat 233:during the 184:1934 – 1945 532:Categories 518:2021-04-13 495:2021-04-13 457:2021-04-13 422:References 379:communists 371:war crimes 257:Early life 144:Allegiance 115:War crimes 416:Ken Duken 411:Max Manus 375:Americans 351:Wehrmacht 162:Service/ 97:Executed 388:by the 273:and in 271:Ukraine 267:Germany 239:Gestapo 334:Milorg 283:Berlin 275:Moscow 263:Munich 231:Norway 164:branch 153:  54:Munich 360:Våler 125:Death 513:IMDb 247:Oslo 189:Rank 65:Died 47:Born 396:at 358:in 534:: 511:. 487:, 465:^ 449:, 429:^ 418:. 381:. 265:, 245:, 222:SS 74:, 56:, 521:.

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SS-Hauptsturmführer

Munich
German Empire
Akershus Fortress
Oslo, Norway
Execution by firing squad
Executed
Conviction(s)
War crimes
Death
Nazi Germany

Schutzstaffel
SS-Hauptsturmführer
World War II
SS
World War II
Norway
occupation by Nazi Germany
Gestapo
Victoria Terrasse
Oslo
Josef Terboven
Munich
Germany
Ukraine
Moscow
Russian Revolution
Berlin

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