Georg Wilhelm Johannes Michalsen was a German SS-Sturmbannfuhrer.
10 Facts About Georg Michalsen
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Georg Michalsen belonged to the Sturmabteilung, the Nazi paramilitary organization.
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Georg Michalsen served in the 45th SS-Standarte in Oppeln, was commissioned an SS-Untersturmfuhrer on 9 November 1934 and promoted to SS-Obersturmfuhrer on 30 January 1937.
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Georg Michalsen ran a camp for mainly Jewish forced laborers charged with building fortifications along the German-Soviet demarcation line.
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Georg Michalsen was present when the Riga Ghetto was partially cleared on 30 November 1941 and approximately 13,000 people were shot in the forest of Rumbula.
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Georg Michalsen was promoted to SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer on 30 January 1942 and, in the early summer, returned to Lublin.
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Georg Michalsen brought along several of his trusted underlings, including Michalsen, Hofle and Lerch.
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In Trieste, Georg Michalsen worked in the HSSPF headquarters staff, as head of the personnel section.
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Georg Michalsen was involved in fighting partisans in Istria and led the SS and police forces in a number of Italian cities, first in Fiume, later in Pola.
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Georg Michalsen was put on trial in Hamburg Regional Court on 5 December 1973 and, on 25 July 1974, was convicted of being an accomplice to murder and sentenced to twelve years in prison.