Hermann Höfle

Hermann Julius Höfle (June 19, 1911 – August 20, 1962) was an SS-Sturmbannführer (major). He was deputy to Odilo Globocnik in the "Aktion Reinhard" program.

Born in Salzburg, Austria, Höfle joined the NSDAP on August 1 1933, with a party number 307,469. After the conquest of Poland, he served in Nowy Sącz, in Southern Poland. In November 1940 he served as an overseer of a Jewish labour camp southeast of Lublin. Up to December 1941 Hofle was in Mogilew, Russia.

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After the war, he was interned by the British, but was released. For only a brief period of time he worked in the Gehlen organization. He was eventually arrested, but committed suicide by hanging in a Vienna prison cell before his trial could begin.

A Photograph of Hofle can be found here at [http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=120978&highlight=&sid=9d7913c0ce0ace034f4fd38166d2f64f] in Link dated May 22, 2007 to "Deathcamps.org". {Deathcamps link not usable on Wikipeta. Also SS Major Hofle not to be confused with SS General Hofle at this link.}