Theodor Dannecker

Theodor Dannecker
Dannecker in 1942
Born	27 March 1913 (1913-03-27) Tübingen, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire
Died	10 December 1945(1945-12-10) (aged 32) Bad Tölz, Allied-occupied Germany
Cause of death	Suicide[1]
SS service
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Schutzstaffel
Years of service	1934–1945
Rank	SS-Hauptsturmführer

Theodor Dannecker (27 March 1913 – 10 December 1945) was a German SS-captain (Hauptsturmführer), a key aide to Adolf Eichmann in the deportation of Jews during World War II.

A trained lawyer Dannecker first served at the Reich Security Main Office in Berlin before being sent to France as specialist on Nazi anti-Jewish policies (Judenberater). Throughout the war Dannecker oversaw the implementation of the Final Solution sending Jewish men, women and children from France (1942), Bulgaria (1943), Italy (1944) and Hungary to Auschwitz concentration camp. Captured in 1945 by American soldiers, he committed suicide in prison.