Werner Lorenz | |
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| Born | 2 October 1891 |
| Died | 13 March 1974 (aged 82) |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Children | Rosemarie Springer |
| Relatives | Axel Springer (son-in-law) |
| Conviction(s) | Crimes against humanity War crimes Membership in a criminal organization |
| Trial | RuSHA trial |
| Criminal penalty | 20 years imprisonment; commuted to 15 years imprisonment |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service | Luftstreitkräfte SchutzstaffelWaffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1914–1945 |
| Rank | SS-Obergruppenführer |
| Unit | SS Race and Settlement Main Office |
| Commands | VOMI |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| Awards | 1914 Iron Cross |
Werner Lorenz (2 October 1891 – 13 March 1974) was an SS functionary during the Nazi era. He was head of the Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle (VOMI) (Main Office for Ethnic Germans), an organization charged with resettling ethnic Germans in the "German Reich" from other parts of Europe, as well as colonising the occupied lands during World War II. After the war, Lorenz was sentenced to prison for crimes against humanity in 1948. He was released in 1954 and died in 1974.