Siegfried Wolfgang Fehmer

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Siegfried Wolfgang Fehmer (10 January 1911 in München - 16 March 1948) was a German Gestapo officer during World War 2. He spent the war with the Gestapo branch in Norway during the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. At the end of the war he was a Kriminalrat and headed the infamous Abteilung IV headquartered in Victoria Terrasse, Oslo. He had also reached the rank of Hauptsturmführer in the SS. Fehmer was one of the most despised and hated Germans in the occupation forces, along with Josef Terboven.

Fehmer joined the National Socialist German Workers Party in January 1930 and was employed by the Gestapo from 1934. He was promoted several times and held different positions within the organization, until in April 1940 he was sent to Norway. There he worked with counter-intelligence for the end of suppressing the resistance.

As a member of Abteilung IV Fehmer wore an SS uniform with Sicherheitsdienst badges, and apparently he made a dashing figure walking around Oslo with his German Shepherd by his side. Fehmer had a reputation for being a charming person, and he was perceived as quite the ladies man. Despite this outward appearance, Fehmer was capable of displaying severe psychopathic charateristics. Those who were unfortunate enough to be subjected to questioning from Fehmer described him as a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde persona, capable of switching from friend to sadistic torturer in a heartbeat.

Fehmer did not hesitate to use torture to get answers from suspects, and the Milorg (the military branch of the Norwegian resistance movement) saw him as a severe threat to them. Several plans for his assassination were made. Fehmer survived one such attack with several gunshot wounds to his chest.

After the war ended on 8 May 1945 Fehmer made an unsuccessful dash for freedom, fleeing towards Sweden but he was arrested by Norwegian police officers. He was sentenced to death for his many atrocities and was shot at Akershus festning on 16 March 1948.