Wilhelm Ritterbusch

Wilhelm Ritterbusch
Ritterbusch in 1943
Birth nameWilhelm (Willi) Friedrich Adolf Ritterbusch
Born(1892-07-03)3 July 1892
Werdau, German Empire
Died1981 (aged 88)
Skelund, Denmark
Allegiance German Empire
 Nazi Germany
Branch Imperial German Army
 German Army
Years of service1914–1918
1939–1945
RankGauleiter
Battles / warsWorld War I
World War II

Wilhelm (Willi) Friedrich Adolf Ritterbusch (3 July 1892, in Werdau, Germany – 10 April 1981, in Skelund, Denmark),[1] was a Nazi Party political functionary. Among other positions, he was the German Generalkommissar zur Besonderen Verwendung ("Commissioner-General for Special Duties"), directing the political affairs and propaganda in the occupied Netherlands from the middle of July 1943 until 7 May 1945, the end of World War II.

  1. ^ "Willi Ritterbusch". Network of War Collections. Retrieved 1 December 2020.