Udo von Woyrsch | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Udo Gustav Wilhelm Egon von Woyrsch 24 July 1895 Schwanowitz, German Empire |
Died | 14 January 1983 Biberach an der Riss, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany | (aged 87)
Political party | Nazi Party |
Occupation | Military officer Estate manager |
Military service | |
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Branch/service | Imperial German Army Reichswehr Schutzstaffel |
Years of service | 1914–1920 1930–1945 |
Rank | Oberleutnant SS-Obergruppenführer |
Commands | Einsatzgruppe VII Higher SS and Police Leader "Elbe" |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class War Merit Cross, 1st and 2nd class, with swords |
Udo Gustav Wilhelm Egon von Woyrsch (24 July 1895 – 14 January 1983) was a Nazi Party politician and SS-Obergruppenführer in Nazi Germany who participated in the massacre of Jews in Poland, and was later convicted of being an accessory to manslaughter in connection with the Night of the Long Knives murders.