Ferdinand von Sammern-Frankenegg
Ferdinand von Sammern-Frankenegg | |
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Sammern-Frankenegg in 1938 | |
| Reichstag Deputy | |
| In office 10 April 1938 – 20 September 1944 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 17, 1897 Grieskirchen, Upper Austria, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 20 September 1944 (aged 47) Banja Luka, Croatia |
| Education | Doctor of Law |
| Alma mater | University of Innsbruck |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Known for | Warsaw Ghetto deportations (1942) |
| Awards | Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Austria-Hungary Nazi Germany |
| Branch/service | Austro-Hungarian Army Allgemeine SS |
| Years of service | 1916–1919 1933–1944 |
| Rank | Oberleutnant SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor der Polizei |
| Commands | Commander, 37th SS-Standarte Commander, SS-Abschnitt IX Acting SSPF, Warsaw District Police Area Commander, Esseg |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Ferdinand August Friedrich von Sammern-Frankenegg (17 March 1897 – 20 September 1944) was an Austrian lawyer and member of the Schutzstaffel (SS) who rose to the rank of SS-Brigadeführer in Nazi Germany. After the Anschluss with Germany, he was elected as a deputy of the Reichstag. During the Second World War, he was the SS and Police Leader (SSPF) of the Warsaw District and directed mass deportations from the Warsaw Ghetto to the Treblinka extermination camp between July and September 1942. After he failed to suppress the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in April 1943, he was relieved of his command. While serving as a police area commander in Croatia, he was killed in action against Yugoslav partisans.