Humbert Achamer-Pifrader
Encyclopedia
Humbert Achamer-Pifrader (November 21, 1900 in Teplitz-Schönau, Bohemia
-April 25, 1945 in Linz
) was an SS Colonel and Commander of the Einsatzgruppe A
from September 1942 to September 1943.
in Darmstadt
.
By July 1942, he was Chief of Security Police and SD in Wiesbaden
. In September 1942 he became, in succession to Walter Stahlecker and Heinz Jost
, commander of Einsatzgruppen A, which was responsible for the mass murder of civilians (mostly Jewish). In addition, he was commander of the Security Police (Sipo) in Riga
for sometime.
Achamer-Pifrader was, on 31 August 1943, awarded with the Iron Cross 2nd Class award. In 1944 he returned to the Reich Security Main Office in Berlin and took over as Chief of Security Police in the field units of the Unit IV B.
On 25 April 1945, he died in an air raid on Linz
.
, Achamer-Pifrader is portrayed by actor Georg Schramm
.
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
-April 25, 1945 in Linz
Linz
Linz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is , and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about...
) was an SS Colonel and Commander of the Einsatzgruppe A
Einsatzgruppen
Einsatzgruppen were SS paramilitary death squads that were responsible for mass killings, typically by shooting, of Jews in particular, but also significant numbers of other population groups and political categories...
from September 1942 to September 1943.
Biography
Achamer-Pifrader joined the Austrian Nazi Party in 1931. In 1935 he became head of the GestapoGestapo
The Gestapo was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. Beginning on 20 April 1934, it was under the administration of the SS leader Heinrich Himmler in his position as Chief of German Police...
in Darmstadt
Darmstadt
Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...
.
By July 1942, he was Chief of Security Police and SD in Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
. In September 1942 he became, in succession to Walter Stahlecker and Heinz Jost
Heinz Jost
Heinz Jost was an SS Brigadeführer and a Generalmajor of Police...
, commander of Einsatzgruppen A, which was responsible for the mass murder of civilians (mostly Jewish). In addition, he was commander of the Security Police (Sipo) in Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
for sometime.
Achamer-Pifrader was, on 31 August 1943, awarded with the Iron Cross 2nd Class award. In 1944 he returned to the Reich Security Main Office in Berlin and took over as Chief of Security Police in the field units of the Unit IV B.
On 25 April 1945, he died in an air raid on Linz
Linz
Linz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is , and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about...
.
Portrayal in the media
In the 2004 German production, StauffenbergStauffenberg (Film)
Stauffenberg is a German-Austrian TV movie released in 2004 by Das Erste , about Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg and the 20 July 1944 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler....
, Achamer-Pifrader is portrayed by actor Georg Schramm
Georg Schramm
Georg Schramm is a German psychologist and Kabarett artist. He was a host of the Kabarett shows Scheibenwischer and Neues aus der Anstalt.-Biography:...
.
Literature
- Helmut Krausnick / Hans-Heinrich Wilhelm: Die Truppe des Weltanschauungskrieges, DVA, Stuttgart 1981 ISBN 3421019878.