Otto Rasch

German SS and Waffen-SS 1923-1945.
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Otto Rasch

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I was wondering if anyone has any information on Rasch. I know he commanded an Einsatzgruppen, I believe EK C, but other than that I have no other information. Thanks for any replies.
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SS-Brif.u.Gen.Maj.d.Pol. Dr.Dr. Otto Rasch

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Here is what I currently have on Dr. Rasch.

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Dr. jur. Dr. rer. pol.
Otto Rasch
SS-Brigadeführer
und Generalmajor der Polizei

Born: 7. December 1891 in Friedrichsruh.
Died: 1. November 1948 in Nürnberg Prison.

NSDAP-Nr.: 620 976
(Joined 1. October 1931)
SS-Nr.: 107 100
(Joined 10. March 1933)

Promotions:
SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Polizei: 14.
December 1940
SS-Oberführer:
SS-Standartenführer:
SS-Obersturmbannführer:
SS-Sturmbannführer:
SS-Hauptsturmführer: 30. April 1937
SS-Obersturmführer: 9. November 1936
SS-Untersturmführer: 1. July 1936

Career:
Imperial German Navy service inWorld War I. Studied law, political economy, and philosophy. Received doctorates in law and political economy, then practiced law in Leipzig.Joined NSDAP: 1. October 1931. Joined SS: 10. March 1933. Assigned to the SD-Hauptamt (later Reichssicherheitshauptamt): 1933 - May 1945. Ensatzkommando Prag: 1939. Inspekteur der Sicherheitspolizei und des Sicherheitsdienstes (IdS), Königsberg: (August 1939) -. Kommandeur, Einsatzgruppe C (Ukraine): June 1941 - October 1941. Director of Kontinentale Öl (Continental Oil) in Berlin, ca. 1942 - 1945.

Notes:
Played a leading role in planning and execution of
the faked Polish attacks at Gleiwitz, Schlesien and
other points along the border, to provide a
justification for the invasion of Poland on 1.
September 1939.

Postwar Prosecution:
Scheduled for trial in the Einsatzgruppe Case at
Nuremberg, he fell ill with Parkinson's Disease and
was not sentenced.

Decorations & Awards:
1939 Spange zum 1914 Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse
1914 Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse
Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse ohne Schwerter
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
Landesorden
SA-Sportabzeichen in Bronze
Ehrendegen des RF SS
Totenkopfring der SS
Ehrenwinkel für Altekämpfer

Notes:
* Widowed in 1944.
* Foreign language proficiency: English, French, and
Italian.

National Archives File Number:
A3343 SSO-007B (much more detailed information may be found in his SS file on microfilm at the National Archives II in College Park, Maryland)
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Rasch

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Thanks for the information. It proved very usefull.
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Re: Otto Rasch

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What were the circumstances surrounding Rasch's departure from the Einsatzgruppen and move to Kontinentale Öl?
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