Wilhelm Harster | |
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.jpg) Harster in 1942 | |
| Born | 21 July 1904 Kelheim, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire |
| Died | 25 December 1991 (aged 87) Munich, Germany |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Schutzstaffel |
| Years of service | 1920–1926 1933–1945 |
| Rank | SS-Gruppenführer |
| Unit | Freikorps Gestapo |
| Commands | Commander of the Security Police (SiPo) and SD (Krakow, 1939–1940; Netherlands, 1940–1943; Italy, 1943–1945) |
| Other work | Jurist, civil servant |
Wilhelm Harster (21 July 1904 – 25 December 1991) was a German policeman and war criminal. A high-ranking member in the SS and a Holocaust perpetrator during the Nazi era, he was twice convicted for his crimes by the Netherlands and later by West Germany. He had been employed by the government of Bavaria as a civil servant and was let go with a full pension after public outcry.