Back هينريخ دانكيلمان ARZ Heinrich Danckelmann German Heinrich Danckelmann Finnish Heinrich Danckelmann Dutch Heinrich Danckelmann Portuguese Heinrich Dankelmann Serbo-Croatian Хајнрих Данкелман Serbian Генріх Данкельманн Ukrainian
Heinrich Danckelmann | |
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 Dankelmann at his trial (1947) | |
| Born | 2 August 1887 Hardehausen Abbey, German Empire |
| Died | 30 October 1947 (aged 60) Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (1905–1918) Weimar Republic (1918–1933) Nazi Germany (1933–1945) |
| Rank | General der Flieger |
Heinrich Dankelmann (2 August 1887 – 30 October 1947) was a Luftwaffe General who served as the third Military Commander for the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia from 23 July to 20 October 1941. During his tenure as commander he oversaw numerous war crimes against the population,[1] most famously hanging of five prisoners at Terazije Square. He was sentenced to death and executed for war crimes in Yugoslavia in 1947.[2]
- ^ Bradley, Dermont; Hildebrand, Karl Friedrich (1990). Die Generale der deutschen Luftwaffe 1935–1945 Band 1: Abernetty–von Gyldenfeldt. Osnabrück: Biblio Verlag. pp. 180–181. ISBN 3-7648-1701-1.
- ^ Božović, Branislav (1998). Beograd pod komesarskom upravom 1941. Belgrade: Institut za savremenu istoriju. p. 180.