Helmut Knochen
Helmut Knochen | |
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Knochen, c. 1942 | |
| Born | 14 March 1910 |
| Died | April 4, 2003 (aged 93) |
| Education | PhD |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Convictions | British Military War crimes French Military War crimes |
| Criminal penalty | British Military Death; commuted to life imprisonment; further commuted to 21 years imprisonment French Military Death; commuted to life imprisonment |
| SS service | |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Schutzstaffel Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1936–1945 |
| Rank | SS-Standartenführer |
| Unit | Reich Security Main Office |
| Commands | Commander of SiPo and SD, France |
| Awards | Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class |
Helmut Herbert Christian Heinrich Knochen (March 14, 1910 – April 4, 2003) was the senior commander of the Sicherheitspolizei (Security Police; SiPo) and Sicherheitsdienst (SD) in occupied France during World War II. He was sentenced to death for war crimes by a British military court in 1946, and by a French military court in 1954. His sentences were commuted and reduced, and he was pardoned and released by French President Charles de Gaulle in 1962.