Werner Best to sekretærer fik særbehandling. Media in category "Werner Best" The following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total. Post War Death Announcement Card. That department dealt with the legal and personnel issues/matters of the SS and security police. Waffen-SS memorial and raw footage (Denmark, 1944) Still 04050 of … In 1948, Best was sentenced to death by a Danish court, but his sentence was reduced to 5 years in prison (of which he had already served 4 years). He studied law and in 1927 obtained his doctorate degree at Heidelberg. Best was unenthusiastic about taking punitive measures against Jews until after the fall of the Danish government.In November 1942 after the Telegram Crisis, Best was appointed the Third Reich's Plenipotentiary (Reichsbevollmächtigter) in Denmark. This reduced the Gestapo’s already limited trust in the Danish police even further, and on 19 September 1944, the German army began arresting members of the Danish police forces. Under besættelsen var han rigsbefuldmægtiget i Danmark 1942-45. Under them were many SS officers at the head of the civil administration, and all this was in addition to the normal machinery of the SS and police set up in the conquered countries. Best joined the NSDAP with member number 341,338. He kept his position until the end of the war in May 1945, even after the German military commander had assumed direct control over the administration of Denmark on 29 August 1943.Werner Best was a German Nazi, jurist, police chief, SS-Obergruppenführer and Nazi Party leader from Darmstadt, Hesse. The German request was ultimately turned down, and this was reported to Best on 6 June 1944. Best served as civilian administrator of France and Denmark while Nazi Germany occupied those countries during World War II. [7]In this role, Best supervised civilian affairs in occupied Denmark. He studied law and in 1927 obtained his doctorate degree at Heidelberg. [4] Heydrich and Heinrich Himmler relied on Best to develop and explain legally the activities against enemies of the state and in relation to the Nazi Jewish policy. In 1958 Best was fined by a Berlin de-Nazification court for his actions during the war. Should the Danish civil service not accept this, the Danish police force would be reduced to 3,000 men. Best accepted this suggestion, but on condition that this camp was built close to the German border.
Best served as civilian administrator of France and Denmark while Nazi Germany occupied those countries during World War II.Best joined the NSDAP with member number 341,338. In 1939 Best became one of the directors of Heydrich's foundation, the Stiftung Nordhav.According to one source [5] Werner Best lost a power struggle in 1939, and had to leave Berlin, thereafter. He studied law and in 1927 obtained his doctorate degree at Heidelberg. On 12 May 1944, Best demanded that the Danish police should take over the task of protecting 57 specific enterprises sabotaged by the Danish resistance movement, which was growing in strength. Werner Best (10 July 1903 – 23 June 1989) was an SS-Obergruppenfuehrer of Nazi Germany and the civilian administrator of occupied France and Denmark during World War II. The head of the Danish administration, Nils Svenningsen, was inclined to accept this demand, but the organizations of the Danish police were opposed to the idea. [2] He was a deputy to Reinhard Heydrich. SS-Obergruppenführer Werner Best. 259 "Villa Rydhave". The director of the ministry of foreign affairs Nils Svenningsen in January 1944 suggested establishment of a Danish camp in order to avoid deportations to Germany."Gads leksikon om dansk besættelsestid 1940-1945." Published 2002. Best served as civilian administrator of France and Denmark while Nazi Germany occupied those countries during World War II. NSDAP-Nr341338. Werner Best was a German Nazi, jurist, police chief, SS-Obergruppenführer and Nazi Party leader from Darmstadt, Hesse. Frøslev Prison Camp was set up in August 1944.During deliberations about capitulation on 3 May 1945, Best fought to avoid a scorched earth policy in Denmark."Gads leksikon om dansk besættelsestid 1940-1945." Published 2002.
Page 41.After the war, Best testified as a witness at the Nuremberg Trial of the Major War Criminals and was later extradited to Denmark. He studied law and in 1927 obtained his doctorate degree at Heidelberg. Page 367. Best joined the NSDAP with member … This created outrage among the Danish public, and the Supreme Court changed the sentence to 12 years. [3] Best was made head of Amt I (Department I) of the RSHA: Personnel.