Johann Rattenhuber | |
|---|---|
 Rattenhuber in Soviet custody | |
| Born | 30 April 1897 |
| Died | 30 June 1957 (aged 60) Munich, Free State of Bavaria, West Germany |
| Resting place | Munich Ostfriedhof |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Conviction(s) | War crimes[citation needed] |
| Criminal penalty | 25 years; repatriated to East Germany in 1955 |
| SS career | |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service |  SS |
| Rank | Gruppenführer |
| Commands | Reichssicherheitsdienst |
Johann Rattenhuber (30 April 1897 – 30 June 1957), also known as Hans Rattenhuber, was a German police and SS general (Gruppenführer, i. e. Generalleutnant). Rattenhuber was the head of German dictator Adolf Hitler's personal Reichssicherheitsdienst (Reich Security Service; RSD) bodyguard from 1933 to 1945. In January 1942, Rattenhuber's RSD units participated in the mass shooting of 227 Jews at Strizhavka. After the war, he was released from a Soviet prison on 10 October 1955 and allowed to go to West Germany. He died in Munich in 1957.