| Dettmann Julius | |
|---|---|
| Born | Julius Dettmann January 23, 1894 Konigsberg, Prussia |
| Died | 1945 |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Occupation | SS - Sicherheitsdienst; |
| Known for | Arresting Anne Frank |
| Political party | National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi Party) |
Julius Dettmann (January 23, 1894 – July 31st, 1945) was a German officer of the SD of the SS.
Dettman belonged to the SS with the card number 414,783, and to the Nazi Party with card number 722,240, member of Section IVB4 of the Gestapo. He was stationed in Amsterdam, Holland, during the German occupation of that country. He was promoted to SS Obersturmführer (Lieutenant) on November 9, 1942. On August 4, 1944, he received a phone call reporting that there were Jews hidden on the premises at 263 Prinzengracht in Amsterdam. The people in question were Anne Frank, her parents, sister, and four other Jews. He immediately dispatched a commission led by SD Oberscharfuhrer (Staff Sargent) Karl Silberbauer, telling Silberbauer that the call had come from "a reliable source". Silberbauer and his contingent of NSB plainclothes officers raided the building and arrested the eight in hiding, who after questioning at SD headquarters, were deported to Westerbork concentration camp, and later to Auschwitz.
After the war ended, he was arrested in Holland and remained a prisoner of war; he committed suicide on July 31, 1945, before being presented to court. He never revealed who betrayed Anne Frank. He is buried in Holland.