Otto-Heinrich Drechsler

Otto-Heinrich Drechsler
Drechsler in 1937, then mayor of Lübeck.
General Commissioner of Latvia in Reichskommissariat Ostland
In office
17 July 1941 – September 1944
Mayor of Lübeck
In office
31 May 1933 – 8 May 1945
Preceded byPaul Löwigt [de]
Succeeded byGerhard Schneider [de]
Deputy Gauleiter of Gau Mecklenburg-Lübeck
In office
1 August 1932 – 31 May 1933
Personal details
Born(1895-04-01)1 April 1895
Lübz, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German Empire
Died5 May 1945(1945-05-05) (aged 50)
Lübeck, Nazi Germany
Cause of deathSuicide
Political partyNazi Party
OccupationDentist, politician
Known forHolocaust perpetrator
Military service
Allegiance German Empire
 Nazi Germany
Branch/serviceImperial German Army
Sturmabteilung
Years of service1914–1920
RankLeutnant
SA-Brigadeführer
Battles/warsWorld War I

Otto-Heinrich Drechsler (1 April 1895 – 5 May 1945) was a German Nazi politician who served as the General Commissioner of Latvia for the Nazi Germany's occupation regime (Reichskommissariat Ostland) during World War II. In this capacity, he played a role in setting up the Riga ghetto and was implicated in the extermination of Latvian Jews. He committed suicide on 5 May 1945, after being captured by British forces.