Rudolf Batz
Rudolf Batz | |
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| Born | 10 November 1903 Bad Langensalza, Thuringia, German Empire |
| Died | 8 February 1961 (aged 57) Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
| Cause of death | Suicide by hanging |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Allgemeine-SS |
| Years of service | 1935–1945 |
| Rank | SS-Standartenführer |
| Unit | Gestapo |
| Commands | Gestapo Chief, Hanover Commander, Einsatzkommando 2 Kommandeur der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD, Kraków Inspekteur der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD, Wehrkreis VI |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | War Merit Cross, 1st and 2nd class with swords |
Rudolf Christoph Batz (10 November 1903 – 8 February 1961) was a German lawyer and a Schutzstaffel (SS) police official during the Nazi era, who rose to the rank of SS-Standartenführer. From 1 July to 4 November 1941, he was the commander of Einsatzkommando 2 and was responsible for the mass murder of Jews and others in the Baltic states. He also commanded security police and security service forces in Poland and in Germany, where he organized mass deportations of Jews to extermination camps. After the end of the Second World War, Batz lived undetected for many years but was arrested in 1960 and committed suicide while in custody awaiting trial.