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Friedrich Jeckeln

German politician (NSDAP), MdR, General of the Waffen-SS, perpetrator of the Holocaust, lGerman SS general, executed for war crimes including mass murder (1895-1946)
Person human Q77111
Friedrich Jeckeln
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Facts

32 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
February 2, 1895
Date of death
February 3, 1946
Place of birth
Hornberg
Place of death
Riga
Country of citizenship
Germany[9]
Occupation
military officer, politician, war criminal, Gestapo employee
Employer
State Police Office Braunschweig[12]
Position held
member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic, member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany[10][11]
Member of political party
Nazi Party, German National People's Party[29][30]
Award received
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, German Cross in Gold, Golden Party Badge, Iron Cross, 2nd class, German Cross, Eastern Medal, Wound Badge (1939) in Silver, Wound Badge (1918) in Black, Brunswick Rally Badge, Honour Chevron for the Old Guard, Cross of Honour for Combatants, with Swords, Julleuchter, Julleuchter of the SS, SA Sports Badge in Bronze[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Cause of death
hanging to death[34]
Work location
Berlin, Brunswick, Hanover[41][42][43]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[48]
Allegiance
Nazi Germany[44]
Commander of (DEPRECATED)
V SS Mountain Corps[35]
Convicted of
war crime[47]
Described by source
NDB-online[46]
End of work period
1945[51]
Family name
Jeckeln[38]
Given name
Friedrich, August[39][40]
Manner of death
capital punishment[45]
Member of
Schutzstaffel[27]
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Military branch
Waffen-SS[31]
Military, police or special rank
Obergruppenführer, general[32][33]
Name in native language
Friedrich Jeckeln[49]
P14536
370283
P14927
120640910
Participated in conflict
World War I, World War II[36][37]
Start of work period
1914[50]
Subject has role
perpetrator of the Nazi regime[52]
🏷️ Also known as
en Friedrich August Jeckeln en Friedrich Jeckeln ar فريدريش جيكلن de Jeckeln fa فریدریش یکلن fr Fredrich Jeckeln fr Friedrich August Jeckeln he פרידריך יקלן hu Friedrich August Jeckeln ja フリードリヒ・イェッケルン ru Еккельн, Фридрих ru Еккельн ru Фридрих Еккельн sv Jeckeln tr Friedrich August Jeckeln uk Фрідріх Єккельн zh 弗里德里克·耶克尔恩 zh 弗里德里克·耶克爾恩 zh-hans 弗里德里克·耶克尔恩 zh-hans 弗里德里希·耶克尔恩
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000066797439
VIAF cluster ID
3307100
Library of Congress authority ID
nr98014293
GND ID
120640910
BIORAB–WEIMAR ID
7160
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13750144q
DDB person (GND) ID
120640910
Described at URL
www.vernetztes-gedaechtnis.de
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
120640910
FAST ID
416948
FactGrid item ID
Șeitin
Freebase ID
/m/0824xl
Show all 24 identifiers +12
IdRef ID
230316689
NSDAP membership number (1925–1945)
163348
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000070989
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007263314005171
National Library of Latvia ID
000264611
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1043114785
Rodovid ID
1385690
SNAC ARK ID
w6893bb5
TracesOfWar person ID
13529
WikiTree person ID
Jeckeln-2
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvHfb7rRrYTq8FVfRHKVC
Yale LUX ID
person/4f754f50-d1f0-42c2-81c5-a4d6ff6f4168

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🔗 Connections
Award received 5
Eastern Medal, Golden Party Badge, Honour Chevron for the Old Guard, Brunswick Rally Badge, Julleuchter of the SS
Occupation 3
politician, military officer, war criminal
Given name 2
August, Friedrich
Member of political party 2
Nazi Party, German National People's Party
Participated in conflict 2
World War II, World War I
Allegiance 1
Nazi Germany
Cause of death 1
hanging to death
Commander of (DEPRECATED) 1
V SS Mountain Corps
Convicted of 1
war crime
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
FactGrid item ID 1
Șeitin
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Manner of death 1
capital punishment
Member of 1
Schutzstaffel
Military branch 1
Waffen-SS
Military, police or special rank 1
Obergruppenführer
Place of birth 1
Hornberg
Place of death 1
Riga
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Berlin
← Defendant 1
Riga Trial
← FactGrid item ID 1
Rockhausen
← SNARC ID 1
Hampstead Heath
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Summary

Friedrich Jeckeln was born on February 2, 1895[1], in Hornberg[2]. He died on February 3, 1946[3], in Riga[4]. He worked as a military officer[5], politician[6], war criminal[7], and Gestapo employee[8].

FAQs

Where was Friedrich Jeckeln born?

Friedrich Jeckeln was born in Hornberg[2].

Where did Friedrich Jeckeln die?

Friedrich Jeckeln died in Riga[4].

What did Friedrich Jeckeln do for work?

Friedrich Jeckeln worked as a military officer[5], politician[6], war criminal[7], and Gestapo employee[8].

What awards did Friedrich Jeckeln receive?

Honors received include Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves[13], German Cross in Gold[14], Golden Party Badge[15], and Iron Cross 2nd Class[16].

Related Entities

German National People's Party Germany Nazi Germany

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  27. [26] ↑ . TracesOfWar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  29. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [27] ↑ . Dienstaltersliste der Schutzstaffel der NSDAP, Stand vom 1. Dezember 1936. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  39. [39] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  42. [42] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  46. [46] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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