Hans Helwig

Hans Helwig
Helwig c. 1933
Born	(1881-09-25)25 September 1881 Hemsbach, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany
Died	24 August 1952(1952-08-24) (aged 70) Hemsbach
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Schutzstaffel
Years of service	1900–1918 1933–1945
Rank	SS-Brigadeführer
Commands	Lichtenburg concentration camp Sachsenhausen concentration camp
Battles / wars	World War I
Other work	Organisation Todt

Hans Helwig (25 September 1881 – 24 August 1952) was a German Nazi Party politician, World War I veteran, Schutzstaffel general and Nazi concentration camp commandant. An early member of the Nazi movement he fulfilled a number of roles within Nazism down the years. He was born and died in Hemsbach.