Curt von Gottberg
Curt von Gottberg | |
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Curt von Gottberg (left) and Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski In Minsk, 1943. | |
| Born | 11 February 1896 Preussisch Wilten (now Pravdinsky District), East Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 31 May 1945 (aged 49) Flensburg, Allied-occupied Germany |
| Allegiance | German Empire |
| Years of service | 1914–1918 |
| Unit | Prussian Army |
| Awards | Iron Cross 2nd and 1st Class |
| Freikorps and SS career | |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch | Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1919–1920 1933–1945 |
| Rank | SS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen-SS and Police |
| Service number | NSDAP #948,753 SS #45,923 |
| Unit | Marinebrigade Ehrhardt |
| Commands | Higher SS and Police Leader (HSSPF) "Russland Mitte und Weissruthenien" Kampfgruppe von Gottberg XII SS Corps |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German Cross in Gold |
Curt Gustav Friedrich Walther von Gottberg (11 February 1896 – 31 May 1945) was a high-ranking SS Obergruppenführer who served as Higher SS and Police Leader for central Russia and, from September 1943, as the Generalkommissar (Commissioner-General) of occupied Belarus, combining the highest civil and police powers in that jurisdiction during the Second World War.
Gottberg personally ordered many war crimes and commanded units that committed atrocities against the civilian population of occupied territories. After the end of the war, he was arrested and committed suicide while in custody.