Wilhelm Ritterbusch | |
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 Ritterbusch in 1943 | |
| Birth name | Wilhelm (Willi) Friedrich Adolf Ritterbusch |
| Born | 3 July 1892 Werdau, German Empire |
| Died | 1981 (aged 88) Skelund, Denmark |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Nazi Germany |
| Branch |  Imperial German Army German Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1918 1939–1945 |
| Rank | Gauleiter |
| Battles / wars | World 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.
- ^ "Willi Ritterbusch". Network of War Collections. Retrieved 1 December 2020.