Paul Otto Geibel | |
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![]() Geibel in 1944 | |
Born | 10 June 1898 Dortmund, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
Died | 12 November 1966 Mokotów Prison, Warsaw, Polish People's Republic | (aged 68)
Allegiance | German Empire Nazi Germany |
Service | Imperial German Navy Schutzstaffel |
Years of service | 1914–1918 1938–1945 |
Rank | SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of Police |
Commands | SS and Police Leader, "Warsaw" |
Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class War Merit Cross, 1st and 2nd class with Swords |
Paul Otto Geibel (10 June 1898 – 12 November 1966) was a German SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of police who served as the last SS and Police Leader (SSPF) "Warsaw" during the Second World War. He was involved in suppressing the Warsaw Uprising and in the subsequent destruction of the city. At the end of the war, he was convicted of war crimes and committed suicide while serving a life sentence in Poland.