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Martin Kohlroser

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Martin Kohlroser
Born8 January 1905
Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died14 November 1967(1967-11-14) (aged 62)
Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branch Waffen-SS
Years of service1930–45
RankSS-Oberführer (Senior Colonel)
Unit34th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Landstorm Nederland
Battles / warsMunich Putsch
World War II
AwardsBlood Order
Iron Cross 1st Class
Iron Cross 2nd Class
German Cross in Gold
Infantry Assault Badge

Martin Kohlroser (8 January 1905 – 14 November 1967) was a SS-Oberführer (Senior Colonel) in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the German Cross in Gold.

Life

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Kohlroser joined the SA in 1923 and participated in the Munich Putsch. On 1 June 1930, je joined the Allgemeine SS (SS-Nr.: 3 149). He was also a member of the NSDAP (NSDAP-Nr.: 371 577).

He was one of the original 117 men selected by Josef Dietrich to form the Headquarters Guard (SS-Stabswache) for Adolf Hitler in March 1933.[1] This unit, forerunner of the Leibstandarte, later became a part of the SS-Verfügungstruppe. During his service in the SS, he would be promoted from a junior officer in the LSSAH, to the rank of SS-Oberführer and would end World War II, in command of the 34th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Landstorm Nederland.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "wiking".
  2. ^ a b "frontkjemper".