Hans Schwedler

Hans Schwedler (born October 17, 1878 in Berlin) was a German soldier who served in both World War I and World War II. He served as an SSPF in Krakau from 1940 to 1941.
He served in the German army from 1898 (as a Leutnant) to 1919 as a company and battalion commander. Schwedler took his own life on May 2, 1945 in Hechendorf.
Position Timeline
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* German Army as Leutnant - 1898
* Der Stahlhelm (joined) - 1920
* The NSDAP (joined)- Feb. 1931
* SS-Scharführer (promoted) - March 1, 1933
* SS-Oberscharführer (promoted) - May 15, 1933
* Commissioned as SS-Sturmführer - July 31, 1933
* Promoted to SS-Obersurmführer - November 9, 1933
* Promoted to SS-Hauptsturmführer - April 20, 1934
* Instructor at SS officer school in Bad Tölz - December 1934 to January 1938
* Instructor at SS officer school in Braunschweig - Until January 1940
* Promoted to SS-Oberführer - January 30, 1940
* Assigned to the SS-Totenkopfverbände inspectorate - January to July 1940
* Became SSPF of Krakau - July 1940
* Promoted to Waffen-SS-Oberführer - August 4, 1941
* Waffen-SS Polizei under Hans-Adolf Prützmann - March 1942 to August 1943
* Promoted to SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor - November 9, 1942
* Assigned to SS-Führungshauptamt - August 1943 to March 1944
Awards
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WWI
* Iron Cross (both classes)
* Wound Badge in Black
WWII
* War Service Cross (both classes)
 
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