Georg Lörner
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Georg Nikolaus Lörner was an SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS
, and Deputy Chief under Oswald Pohl
, of the Wirtschaftsunternehmen im SS-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt
( Main SS Economic and Administrative Department, SS WVHA), chief of Amtsgruppe B,(Division B) of the WVHA, and deputy chief of Amtsgruppe W (Division W) of the WVHA.
The WVHA was set up to manage the quartermaster
and paymaster
duties of the SS, including originally the Waffen SS, as well as handling the various financial enterprises of the
Allgemeine-SS, and the concentration camps.
Amtsgruppe B, was responsible for the supply of food and clothing for concentration camp inmates, and for supplying food, uniforms, equipment and camp quarters for the concentration camp guards of the SS-Totenkopfverbände
. Erwin Tschentscher was Lörner's deputy
Oswald Pohl was chief of Amtsgruppe W and Lörner was his deputy. AmtW was responsible for the operation and maintenance of various industrial, manufacturing, and service enterprises throughout Germany and the occupied countries, as well as providing clothing for concentration camp inmates.
Loerner was a defendant along with his brother Hans Lörner (b.1893, Office 1, Office Group A) in U.S.A. v. Pohl et al. He was found guilty on counts 2 (war crimes), 3 (crimes against humanity), 4 (membership in a criminal organization), and was given the death penalty which was reduced to life in prison then commuted to 15 years. He was released from Landsberg prison
on March 31, 1954, his brother received ten years and was released in 1951.
Waffen-SS
The Waffen-SS was a multi-ethnic and multi-national military force of the Third Reich. It constituted the armed wing of the Schutzstaffel or SS, an organ of the Nazi Party. The Waffen-SS saw action throughout World War II and grew from three regiments to over 38 divisions, and served alongside...
, and Deputy Chief under Oswald Pohl
Oswald Pohl
Oswald Pohl was a Nazi official and member of the SS , involved in the mass murders of Jews in concentration camps, the so-called Final Solution.-Early years:...
, of the Wirtschaftsunternehmen im SS-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt
SS-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt
The SS-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt was responsible for managing the finances, supply systems and business projects for the Allgemeine-SS...
( Main SS Economic and Administrative Department, SS WVHA), chief of Amtsgruppe B,(Division B) of the WVHA, and deputy chief of Amtsgruppe W (Division W) of the WVHA.
The WVHA was set up to manage the quartermaster
Quartermaster
Quartermaster refers to two different military occupations depending on if the assigned unit is land based or naval.In land armies, especially US units, it is a term referring to either an individual soldier or a unit who specializes in distributing supplies and provisions to troops. The senior...
and paymaster
Paymaster
A paymaster often is, but is not required to be, a lawyer . When dealing with commission payments on contracts dealing with large amounts of money , most banks in the United States are very wary of handling such large amounts of money...
duties of the SS, including originally the Waffen SS, as well as handling the various financial enterprises of the
Allgemeine-SS, and the concentration camps.
Amtsgruppe B, was responsible for the supply of food and clothing for concentration camp inmates, and for supplying food, uniforms, equipment and camp quarters for the concentration camp guards of the SS-Totenkopfverbände
SS-Totenkopfverbände
SS-Totenkopfverbände , meaning "Death's-Head Units", was the SS organization responsible for administering the Nazi concentration camps for the Third Reich....
. Erwin Tschentscher was Lörner's deputy
Oswald Pohl was chief of Amtsgruppe W and Lörner was his deputy. AmtW was responsible for the operation and maintenance of various industrial, manufacturing, and service enterprises throughout Germany and the occupied countries, as well as providing clothing for concentration camp inmates.
Loerner was a defendant along with his brother Hans Lörner (b.1893, Office 1, Office Group A) in U.S.A. v. Pohl et al. He was found guilty on counts 2 (war crimes), 3 (crimes against humanity), 4 (membership in a criminal organization), and was given the death penalty which was reduced to life in prison then commuted to 15 years. He was released from Landsberg prison
Landsberg Prison
Landsberg Prison is a penal facility located in the town of Landsberg am Lech in the southwest of the German state of Bavaria, about west of Munich and south of Augsburg....
on March 31, 1954, his brother received ten years and was released in 1951.