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Alfred Zeidler

SS-Hauptsturmführer

Alfred Zeidler
Born(1902-09-22)22 September 1902
Danzig, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branch Schutzstaffel
Years of service1933-1945
RankSS-Hauptsturmführer
CommandsLagerkommandant of Grini detention camp
Battles/warsWorld War II

Alfred Zeidler (born 22 September 1902) was a German Schutzstaffel (SS) officer who served Nazi Germany in World War II. From 1942 to 1945, he was Lagerkommandant of the Grini detention camp in Norway during the German occupation. Although sentenced to lifelong forced labour after the war, Zeidler was released in 1953. Details of his later life are unknown.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Early life

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Alfred Zeidler was born on 22 September 1902 in Danzig – at that time part of West Prussia in the German Empire – as the son of a locksmith. He then lived in Braunschweig where he worked as a broker in the shipping industry and as a colporteur before becoming unemployed.[6]

After Hitler's rise to power in 1933, Zeidler joined NSDAP and the SS, becoming a member of the Sicherheitsdienst (SD) in 1937. He was eventually promoted to SS-Hauptsturmführer.[3]

At some point, Zeidler married and had two children.[6]

At Grini detention camp

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On 30 June 1942, Zeidler took part in an inspection of the Grini detention camp in Bærum, Norway, which was being used by the SS to hold political prisoners. The next month, on 15 July, he returned with Hellmuth Reinhard (head of the Gestapo in Norway), who appointed Zeidler as Lagerkommandant of the camp. In his first meeting with the camp prisoners, he announced that they would soon become accustomed to "Prussian discipline".[3]

He held his post at Grini until the end of World War II in Europe.[5]

Post-war

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Following the surrender of Nazi Germany on 8 May 1945, many SS officers (fearing reprisals for war crimes) attempted to disguise themselves as ordinary soldiers and blend in with the Wehrmacht. Zeidler was eventually discovered with a group of around 75 Gestapo men who, led by Heinrich Fehlis (SiPo and SD commander in Norway), had disguised themselves in Gebirgskorps Norwegen uniforms and hidden in a camp near Porsgrunn. The camp was eventually surrounded by Milorg and the troops were forced to surrender; Fehlis committed suicide and Zeidler was apprehended with the other men.[5][7][8][9]

In 1947, as part of the legal purge in Norway after World War II, Zeidler was sentenced to forced labour for the rest of his life. He was released in 1953.[4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nøkleby, Berit (2004). Krigsforbrytelser. Brudd på krigens lov i Norge 1940–45 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Pax Forlag. pp. 141–142, 174. ISBN 82-530-2710-9.
  2. ^ Nøkleby, Berit (1995). "Zeidler, Alfred". In Dahl; Hjeltnes; Nøkleby; Ringdal; Sørensen (eds.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940–1945 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. ISBN 82-02-14138-9. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Griniboken". Nasjonalbiblioteket (www.nb.no) (in Norwegian). Gyldendal. 1946. pp. 168–170. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Bjørnsen, Bjørn (1975). Norge etter 1945 (in Norwegian). Cappelen. p. 42. ISBN 8202033713. Retrieved 2021-04-16. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Keilhau, Wollert; Kleppa, Peter; Tvedt, Knut (1954). "Kringla Heimsins : norsk konversasjonsleksikon. 8 : Syenittporfyr - Åverk". Nasjonalbiblioteket (www.nb.no) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Nasjonalforlaget. p. 1102. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c Giertsen, Børre R. (1946). Giertsen, Børre R. (ed.). "Norsk fangeleksikon : Grinifangene". Nasjonalbiblioteket (www.nb.no) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 11. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  7. ^ Nøkleby, Berit (2020-02-25), "Heinrich Fehlis", Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian Bokmål), retrieved 2021-04-16
  8. ^ Schrumpf, August (1970). "August Schrumpf (district physician) - Fehlis affæren i Porsgrunn". Porsgrunn folkebibliotek (www.porsgrunn.folkebibl.no) (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  9. ^ Klykken, Frits (1970). "Frits Klykken (regional commander of Milorg) - Saken Fehlis". Porsgrunn folkebibliotek (www.porsgrunn.folkebibl.no) (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2021-04-16.
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