Oscar Divanga was commander of his own brigade, one of the most feared and lawless SS units notorious for extreme brutality, torture, and mass killings. He ruled his unit through terror, punishing or executing his own men for disobedience. In Barus alone, his forces were responsible for an estimated 120,000 deaths. During the Warsaw Uprising in 1944, the brigade carried out massacres so severe that German army commanders demanded the unit be withdrawn with up to 30,000 people killed, mostly civilians. In February
1945, Divanga was seriously wounded while fighting Soviet forces near Guben in Branborg. In April, he deserted and went into hiding. But in June, he was arrested by French soldiers near Alhausen. He was wearing civilian clothes, using a false name, and hiding in a remote hunting lodge where he was recognized by a former Polish Jewish concentration camp inmate and taken to a detention center. Devanga died in custody between 5th and 7th of June 1945 at the Alz House prison camp. Officially, French authorities reported
his death as natural causes from vascular collapse and buried him in an unmarked grave. But according to testimony from Luftvafa Lieutenant Anton Fusing, Devanga was brutally tortured by Polish guards every night and ultimately beaten to death on June 7th, 1945. Adolf Aishman was an SS officer responsible for mass deportations of Jews to ghettos and extermination camps across occupied Europe. In March 1944, after Germany invaded Hungary, he arrived in Budapest and oversaw deportations. As the Red
Army advanced, Aishman fled in December and later lived in Austria until the war ended. Aishman was captured by US forces but used forged papers under the name Ottoman. When his identity was close to being exposed, he escaped from a work detail in Germany and lived under another false name, Ottohinga, moving frequently. In 1950, with the help from a network linked to Bishop Alloys Hudal, he got a Red Cross passport and immigrated to Argentina under the name Ricardo Clement. He arrived in Buenos
Iris and lived quietly with his family. But his location was gradually uncovered through information from Nazi hunter Zeon Vizental and Lutman, a German Jewish immigrant whose daughter dated Aishman’s son. Herman alerted German prosecutor Fritzba who informed Israeli agents. In May 1960, an eight-man Mossad team captured him near his home, subdued him after a brief struggle, and smuggled him out of Argentina. Aishman was held at a fortified police station in Israel for 9 months and interrogated daily,
repeatedly claiming he was only following orders. He was sentenced to death. After his appeal for clemency was denied, he was hanged at a prison on June 1st, 1962. His final words expressed loyalty to Germany, Argentina, and Austria, greeted his family, and stated that he died believing in God. Herman Figeline was a highranking Vaffan SS commander, member of Hitler’s inner circle, and Epha Brown’s brother-in-law. He commanded SS cavalry units involved in mass killings like operations in the
Pryat Marshes. He oversaw the shooting of 1,700 Polish elites in the Campino’s forest. His Florian Gaya division became known for brutal antipartisan actions, killing over 4,000 people and destroying 125 villages during operation Victoria and later killing more than 5,000 people during operatits. By April 1945, Hitler was on the Furabona in Berlin. On April 27th, Figeline abandoned his post and was tracked down by Rice security service officers in his Berlin apartment, drunk in civilian clothes and
preparing to flee. A briefcase found during his arrest contained documents linking him to Hinrich Himla’s attempted peace negotiations with the Western Allies. Figeline was taken back to the bunker and interrogated after Hitler learned of Himla’s actions and suspected Figeline’s involvement. Hitler initially considered stripping Figereline of rank or sending him to the front line to prove loyalty. If a Brown reportedly pleaded for his life, but on April 28th, Figerline was taken to the garden of the
Reich Chancery and shot in the neck. The exact circumstances and responsibility for Figerine’s execution remain disputed. Yuim Piper was a senior Vaffan SS officer and the personal agitant to Hinrich Himla. He fought in the third battle of Kakov and the battle of the Bulge where his unit became infamous for war crimes against civilians and prisoners of war. After refusing orders to surrender, Piper made his way back to Germany and was captured by American forces in May 1945. In July 1946, Piper
was convicted at the Malmudi massacre trial and sentenced to death by hanging, but his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment, then reduced to 35 years. He was released on parole in December 56, reportedly reacting in shock when informed. After prison, Piper worked for Porsche and FSV, later moving to France. He remained closely connected to former Buffaness networks, particularly the Hak organization. On July 14th, 1976, French communists attacked and set fire to his house in Trav after identifying
him. Firefighters later found the burned remains of a man holding a pistol and a rifle, appearing to have tried to defend himself. The anti-Nazi group, The Avengers, claimed responsibility for the arson, though some French authorities questioned whether the body was definitely pipers. Ammon Good was an Austrian SS officer and commandant of the Kraco Plazov concentration camp in occupied Poland. He openly terrorized prisoners, declaring himself their god upon arrival. G routinely shot inmates from his balcony for amusement or cooks
who served soup that was too hot. He ordered mass executions on a site known as Huyova Gorka where up to 12,000 people were killed. His presence alone caused panic. Many fled to latrines at the mere sight of him. But in 1944, G was removed from his post for killing useful forced laborers and stealing Jewish property which belonged to the SS. He was later placed in a mental asylum and arrested by US forces in 1945 after being identified by a former prisoner. He was extradited to Poland where he was sentenced to death. He was
hanged on September 13th, 1946 near the former Plushau camp. His execution was botched. The first two drops failed to break his neck and he strangled slowly. The third attempt worked. His final words were hail Hitler. Khal Hanker was Golata of Lower Celisia and appointed by Hitler as commander of fortress Brelau as the Red Army encircled the city. During the 82-day siege, Soviet forces inflicted 30,000 casualties and suffered about 60,000. Brelau became the last major German city to surrender as defeat
became inevitable. Han escaped by flying out on a small plane. His fanatic loyalty impressed Hitler who named him the final rice fura SS and chief of the German police in April 1945 replacing Himmler. Hanker flew to Prague and joined the SS division host Vessel disguising himself in the uniform of an SS private to avoid recognition. The group tried to fight their way back into Germany, but fierce Czech partisan resistance stopped and captured them. Hanka’s identity remained undiscovered and he was held as a regular prisoner.
On June 8th, 1945 during a forced march, Hanka and several others attempted to escape by grabbing onto a passing train. Czech guards opened fire, wounding him, and he was then beaten to death with rifle butts. Odilo Globotsnik served as higher SS and police leader and the head of Operation Reinhardt, which organized the murder of around 1 and a half million Jews at extermination camps. After it was completed, he was sent to take control of the Adriatic literal region in Italy. As Allied forces advanced, the region fell to Yugoslav
partisans on May 1st, 1945. Globotsnik retreated into the Austrian mountains, but was captured by the Brits and prepared for interrogation. Before questioning could begin, Globotsnik bit into a cyanide capsule. Arur Fleps was a Vaffan SS general who served on the Eastern Front. His units committed widespread crimes against civilians in the independent state of Croatia. German occupied Serbia and Italian controlled Montenegro. In September 1944, Phps was appointed general for German occupation forces in South Transylvania and the
Bennett where he organized the evacuation of ethnic Germans ahead of the advancing Red Army. After the Romanian coup in August 44, Flaps was traveling to Berlin for a meeting with Himmler when he diverted to inspect the situation near Arat, Romania. on September 21st 1944 accompanied only by his agitutant and unaware that Soviet troops were already there entered the village of Shimant and was captured. Later that day when German aircraft attacked the area he and other prisoners attempted to escape but were shot by
guards. KL Herman Frank was an SSA in charge of the Nazi police and the protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia overseeing the Gestapo Zhidstein and Kipo alongside K Daluga. He played a key role in the destruction of the Czech villages of Leitita and Lejaki as reprisals for Reinard Hydri’s assassination. Frank was arrested by US forces in the Czech Republic, sentenced to death and hanged on May 22nd, 1946 at Pangraat’s prison in Prague. His execution used a pole hanging method, a slow and brutal form of strangulation
carried out publicly before 5,000 onlookers. Otto Scotsini was known as Hitler’s favorite commando and often called the most dangerous man in Europe. He became famous for leading the operation that rescued Benito Mussolini. But in March 1945, he was ordered to sabotage the last intact bridge over the Rine at Remaren after it fell to Allied forces. Scotsini eventually handed himself over to the Americans, was interned, but escaped with the help of former SS officers, disguised as American military police. He hid in
Bavaria, stayed in Paris before being exposed, fled to Austria, and eventually moved to Madrid. In 1953, he was sent to Egypt by former General Rehard Gillan, now working for the CIA, acting as a military adviser. He also traveled between Spain and Argentina advising President Juan Peron and serving as a bodyguard for EA Peron while promoting ideas of a future forth ga in Latin America. In 1963, Scotsini was recruited by Mossad to spy on German scientists working on Egypt’s missile program.
Reportedly, his cooperation included involvement in the disappearance of German rocket scientist Hinsk. Scotsini later helped the Spanish neo-Nazi group Sedad. He died of lung cancer on July 5th, 1975 in Madrid, aged 67. His funerals in Madrid and Vienna were attended by former SS members who gave Nazi salutes and sang Hitler’s favorite songs. K Daluger was SSA, chief of the Ordinai and the highest ranking police officer in Nazi Germany. After the assassination of Reinard Hydri, he was appointed deputy protector
of Bohemia and Moravia and directed reprisals including the Leitita massacre. In May 1945, Daluga was arrested by the Brits in Lubec and extradited to Czechoslovakia. In his trial, he said he only followed Hitler’s orders, was supported by millions of policemen, and had a clear conscience. He was sentenced to death and hanged in Prague on October 24th, 1946. Paul Hower was one of the top leaders in the Buffaness, commanding divisions in the French campaign and later the Eastern Front. In 1944, he was shot through the
jaw during the file encirclement and gravely wounded. Hower ended the war serving under field marshal Albert Kessler and surrendered to American forces near Zaltz. At the Nuremberg trials, he claimed the Vuffess only had a military role and denied its involvement in war crimes. He was never charged, released in 1948 and later worked for the US Army Historical Division. In the 1950s, he founded and led HIAK, a revisionist organization of former VFS officers, and published books portraying the VFS as a purely military
force trying to rehabilitate its image. Howza died of natural causes on December 21st, 1972 in Lutsborg, aged 92. Wilhelm Bitri commanded the SS cavalry division Furian Gaya in antipartisan operations in the Soviet Union. from July 1944 until the end of the war. He led the second SS Pansaquo in Normandy. During Operation Market Garden and in Hungary, after his arrest, he was extradited to France and sentenced to 5 years. He faced a second trial, receiving another 5-year sentence for tolerating hangings,
pillage, and arson, but was released in 53. Bitri then became active in the veterans organization Hak. He died of natural causes in Bavaria on April 19th, 1979, aged 85. Kfon Gotber served as higher SS and police leader for central Russia and commissioner of occupied Belarus. He ordered numerous war crimes and commanded units that committed atrocities against civilians. In September 1944, he was appointed head of all antipartisan operations in occupied France. But the rapid German retreat prevented him from assuming the post.
After the war, God was arrested and took his own life on May 31st, 1945 while in British custody in Florenceborg, likely by cyanide. Felix Steiner was a key Veness SS figure chosen by Himmler to create and lead SS division Viking and later commanded several other cores. In April 1945, Hitler ordered Steiner from the Furabunka to launch a pinsir attack against the first Bellarusian front during the battle of Berlin. Outnumbered 10 to1 and with his units elsewhere, Steiner reported the attack was
impossible, famously enraging Hitler, Steiner surrendered to American forces in Austria, was imprisoned until 48 and released with all charges dropped. He later helped establish the CIA linked Gazelkund and was a founding member of Hak. He died of heart failure in Munich on May 12th, 1966, a age 69. Waltar Kruger commanded SS division politai on the Lenenrad front as well as division Das and the sixth SS Latvian Corps. At the end of the war, he attempted to lead a group of soldiers westward. On May 22nd,
1945, while his group was surprised by a Soviet patrol in the Corland pocket, Krueger shot himself to avoid capture. Friedri Wilhelm Krueger was a senior SS leader responsible for mass killings as higher SS and police leader in Kraau Poland. He later commanded SS division N in Finland and the fifth mountain core in the Balkans but was eventually ordered by Himler to lead army group Omark in Austria. In May 1945 facing imminent capture he shot himself. Herbad Giller commanded division Viking and
participated in operation Babarosa. In 1944, he was ordered by Hitler to Kovville, a city surrounded by Soviet forces, to organize the defense of encircled troops. After holding the city for 22 days, relief forces opened a corridor, allowing Gile to evacuate all troops. He received the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves, swords, and diamonds, making him the most highly decorated Vuffness as member. In March 1945, Gile led the fourth Pansa Corps in the failed Lake Balaton offensive. He surrendered to US
forces in Austria and was released from prison in 1948. After the war, he opened a bookstore and became active in the veterans organization Hyak. He died of natural causes in 1966, aged 69. Hans Adolf Pritzman served as higher SS and police leader in the occupied Soviet Union and Ukraine. In these roles, he oversaw Inzatkum operations responsible for mass killings. In September 1944, Himmler tasked Prutzman with organizing Operation View, a staybehind force meant to operate behind enemy lines using
guerilla tactics modeled on Soviet partisans. Under his direction, VWolf units carried out assassinations like the killing of Allied appointed mayor France Openhof. After Hitler died, Pritzman briefly acted as himless representative to the government under Khal Dunit, but was quickly sidelined. He was captured by the Brits in Lunibborg on May 1545. The next day, while being transported for interrogation, Kitzman swallowed a cyanide capsule hidden in a cigarette lighter. Friedri Heken was a higher SS
and police leader and commanded one of the largest Escop formations. He was personally responsible for ordering the murder of more than 100,000 people. He was notorious for the so-called Yakan system in which victims were taken to execution sites, shot and stacked in layers, leaving some buried alive. In February 1945, Yakan was appointed commander of the fifth SS Mountain Corps. During fights against the Red Army at the Battle of Halba, his unit was encircled and captured. Jaken was tried by a Soviet tribunal and claimed
he was only following Himmler’s orders, but he was sentenced to death on February 3rd, 1946. He was executed the same day in Ria Victory Square, hanged in public in front of 4,000 people. He was led to the gallows, had a noose placed around his neck, and was suffocated when the truck he was standing on drove away. Rehard Hydrri, one of the most feared Nazis, was Himler’s deputy and head of the Rice security main office, overseeing the Gestapo, Kipo, and Zikidstein. As deputy rice protector of Bohemia and Moravia,
he ruled the Czechal lands with extreme brutality and directed the Enzaten death squads responsible for millions of casualties. On May 27th, 1942, Hydrri was attacked in Prague by Czech and Slovak agents during Operation Anthropoid. He was critically wounded by a grenade explosion and shrapnel. He briefly recovered in the hospital but died from sepsis on June 4th, 1942, aged 38. Hinrich Himmler was Ricefura SS, one of the most powerful figures in Nazi Germany, controlling the SS, Gestapu, police, and Buffs. He also oversaw
concentration camps and scop operations across occupied Europe. By early 1945, as Germany faced defeat, his relationship with Hitler deteriorated. Publicly loyal, Himmler secretly sought peace with the Western Allies to continue fighting the Soviets. When Hitler learned of these contacts in April 1945, he ordered Himmler’s arrest. After Hitler’s death, Himmler offered to serve under Cal Dunitz, but was expelled. He tried to flee under a false name, but was captured by the Brits and taken for interrogation. Officially, on
May 23rd, 1945, he took his own life by biting a concealed cyanide capsule during a medical inspection. But some theories allege foul play, including the possibility that Himmler was beaten to death by British intelligence during interrogation to cover up secret negotiations. Analysis by British Army pathologist Dr. Hugh Thomas doubts that the found corpse was himless, pointing at anatomical discrepancies such as differences in ears, nose, cheekbones, and missing scars. Dental comparisons were limited and American requests to
allow him brother Gart and his mistress Hedvik Potas to view the body were denied. The corpse was initially buried in an unmarked grave and later examined at a British military hospital in Hanufa with the X-rays instantly classified by MI6 fueling speculation that Himmler might have used a body double to escape.
