1. Felix Landau was an SS Hauptscharfuhrer, a member of an Einsatzkommando during World War II, based first in Lwow, Poland, and later in Drohobycz.
17 Facts About Felix Landau
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Felix Landau liked Schulz's art and supplied him with protection and extra food.
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Felix Landau was the SS officer assigned to watch over Maria Altmann, the subject of the 2015 film Woman in Gold.
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In 1925, Felix Landau joined National Socialist Youth and was expelled from apprentice boarding school for active recruitment activities.
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From June 1933 to April 1934, Felix Landau was a member of Sturmabteilung, after that in SS.
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Felix Landau was conditionally released under an amnesty on February 17,1937.
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Felix Landau was not allowed to hold a job and was prohibited from receiving unemployment benefits.
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Felix Landau became a naturalized German citizen, got married, and worked as a police assistant in the Gestapo.
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Felix Landau began his diary in July 1941, interspersing sentimental letters to his fiancee with detailed records of his participation in actions related to the Holocaust.
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Felix Landau describes "shooting exercises" and "wild actions", shooting sprees wherein he and his men would pick off random Jews who worked nearby or passed by on the street.
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In one such event in November 1942, Felix Landau killed the personal dentist of a fellow officer, Karl Gunther.
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In revenge, Gunther caught up with Bruno Schulz, then under the protection of Felix Landau, and shot him twice in the head.
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Felix Landau divorced his first wife in 1942 and married Gertrude in 1943.
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Until May 1943, Felix Landau was in charge of organizing Jewish labor.
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Felix Landau was arrested by the Americans but escaped from Glasenbach prison camp in August 1947.
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Felix Landau was released from prison in 1973, and died in 1983.
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Felix Landau was buried in the Hernalser Cemetery in Vienna, Austria.