Rudolf Lange | |
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 Lange as an SS-Sturmbannführer c. 1941–1943 | |
| Birth name | Martin Franz Rudolf Erwin Lange |
| Born | 18 April 1910 Weißwasser, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 23 February 1945 (aged 34) Posen, Warthegau, Nazi Germany |
| Cause of death | Killed in action or suicide |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Schutzstaffel |
| Years of service | 1936–1945 |
| Rank | SS-Standartenführer |
| Unit | Gestapo |
| Commands | Einsatzgruppe A, Einsatzkommando 2 SiPo and SD Commander, Latvia SiPo and SD Commander, Wartheland |
| Known for | The Holocaust in Latvia Wannsee Conference participant |
| Battles / wars | Battle of Poznań (1945) |
| Awards | German Cross in Gold Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class |
Rudolf Lange (18 April 1910 – 23 February 1945) was a German SS-Standartenführer and police official during the Nazi era. After the invasion of the Soviet Union, he served in Einsatzgruppe A before becoming a commander of the Sicherheitspolizei (SiPo) and Sicherheitsdienst (SD) forces in Riga, Generalbezirk Lettland (today, Latvia). He participated in the January 1942 Wannsee Conference, at which the genocidal Final Solution to the Jewish Question was planned, and was largely responsible for implementing the murder of Latvia's Jewish population during the Holocaust. He died at the Battle of Poznań in the closing months of the Second World War in Europe.