Gottlob Berger
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 Berger in 1944 | |
| Birth name | Gottlob Christian Berger |
| Born | 16 July 1896 Germany |
| Died | 5 January 1975 (aged 78) Germany |
| Allegiance | Germany |
| Branch | Imperial German Army, SS |
| Years of service | 1914-1945 |
| Rank | SS-Obergruppenfuhrer und General (1939-1945) |
| Commands | SS Main Office Recruitment (1939-1945) |
Gottlob Christian Berger (16 July 1896–5 January 1975) was a German Nazi Party official and a SS-General (Obergruppenfuhrer) during World War 2 a former infantry soldier in the Imperial German Army during World War 1 from 1914-1919 who was responsible for organising the SS recruitment as the SS recruitment boss from 1939-1945 during World War 2 . He served as a SS-General from a SS-Oberfuhrer (equivalent to Colonel/Brigadier General) in 1933 to a SS-Brigadefuhrer (equivalent to Brigadier General or Major General in the German army) in 1936 and then finally SS-Gruppenfuhrer (equivalent to Major General or Lieutenant General in the German army) in 1938 and then finally SS-Obergruppenfuhrer (equivalent to Lieutenant General or full General in the German army) in 1939 . He was a former friend of Oskar Dirlewanger. He died in 1975 in Germany aged 78 after being convicted of war crimes and genocide in the 1940’s after the war.
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