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Karl Friedrich Otto Wolff (13 May 1900 – 17 July 1984) was a German SS functionary who served as Chief of Personal Staff Reichsführer-SS (Heinrich Himmler) and an SS liaison to Adolf Hitler during World War II. He ended the war as the Supreme SS and Police Leader in occupied Italy and helped arrange for the early surrender of Axis forces in that theatre, effectively ending the war there several days sooner than in the rest of Europe. He escaped prosecution at the Nuremberg Trials, apparently as a result of his participation in Operation Sunrise.
In 1962, Wolff was re-arrested and prosecuted in West Germany for the deportation of Polish Jews, and he was sentenced to 15 years in prison for being an accessory to murder in 1964. He was released in 1971 due to his failing health, and died 13 years later.
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GenderMale
Birthday1900-05-13
Deathday1984-07-15 (84 years old)
Birth NameKarl Friedrich Otto Wolff
Birth PlaceDarmstadt, Germany
FatherKarl Wolff
CitizenshipsGermany
AwardsGrand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, German Cross in Gold, War Merit Cross, Order of St. Sava, SS-Ehrenring, Memel Medal, Sudetenland Medal, Golden Party Badge, Anschluss Medal, NSDAP Long Service Award, Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
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