Günther Pancke

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Günther Pancke (May 1, 1899 - August 17, 1973) was an SS-Obergruppenführer and the Higher SS and Police Leader of Denmark.

Pancke was born in Gnesen (Gniezno), Province of Posen, German Empire. He served during the First World War as frontline officer with the rank of Leutnant. Between 1920 and 1927 he stayed in South America. He joined the Nazi Party on August 1, 1930, and the SS on June 1, 1931.

Pancke was appointed as Verbindungsoffizier between the Führerhauptquartier and the SS-Totenkopfverbänden and Einsatzgruppen des SD in 1939. After that he served as Höherer SS- und Polizeiführer "Mitte". From October 1943 until the end of the war he was appointed as the SS- und Polizeiführer "Dänemark" and was promoted to Obergruppenführer und General der Polizei on April 20, 1944, and General der Waffen-SS on March 21, 1945.

After 8 years of imprisonment in Denmark, Pancke was released 1953 and died on August 17, 1973 in Hamburg.


[edit] Promotions

Rank Achieved
Leutnant June 1918
SS-Sturmführer December 25, 1932
SS-Sturmhauptführer January 30, 1933
SS-Sturmbannführer June 12, 1933
SS-Obersturmbannführer September 3, 1933
SS-Standartenführer December 15, 1933
SS-Oberführer April 20, 1934
SS-Brigadeführer September 13, 1936
Rittmeister a.D. February 1, 1938
SS-Gruppenführer September 1, 1938
Generalleutnant der Polizei April 10, 1941
SS-Obergruppenführer June 21, 1943
General der Polizei April 20, 1944
General der Waffen-SS March 21, 1945

[edit] Decorations and awards

  • Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP für 10 Dienstjahre (Bronze)
  • Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP für 15 Dienstjahre (Silber)
  • Eisernes Kreuz von 1914 2. Klasse (EK II)
  • Ehrendegen des Reichsführers-SS
  • Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
  • Goldenes Parteiabzeichen der NSDAP
  • Kriegsverdienstkreuz (KVK) I. Klasse mit Schwerternwith Swords
  • Kriegsverdienstkreuz (KVK) II. Klasse mit Schwertern
  • Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
  • Spange zur Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
  • Verwundetenabzeichen von 1918 in Schwarz

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