Udo von Woyrsch

Udo von Woyrsch
Personal details
Born
Udo Gustav Wilhelm Egon von Woyrsch

24 July 1895
Schwanowitz, German Empire
Died14 January 1983(1983-01-14) (aged 87)
Biberach an der Riss, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Political partyNazi Party
OccupationMilitary officer
Estate manager
Military service
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Branch/serviceImperial German Army
Reichswehr
Schutzstaffel
Years of service1914–1920
1930–1945
RankOberleutnant
SS-Obergruppenführer
CommandsEinsatzgruppe VII
Higher SS and Police Leader "Elbe"
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsIron 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.