Kurt Kaul was an SS-Gruppenfuhrer and a Generalleutnant of Police, who served as the Higher SS and Police Leader in southwest Germany.
14 Facts About Kurt Kaul
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Kurt Kaul joined the Imperial German Army in September 1914 at the outbreak of the First World War and fought on the western front.
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Kurt Kaul was wounded and earned the Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class.
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Kurt Kaul fought with the "Iron Division," but left the army in April 1920 and settled in Danzig where he worked as a mechanic and ran a car dealership.
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Kurt Kaul joined the SA in December 1929 and, on 1 March 1930, he became a member of the Nazi Party.
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Kurt Kaul switched from the SA to the SS on 29 August 1930.
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Kurt Kaul was then commander, successively, of SS-Abschnitt IV in Braunschweig, SS-Abschnitt XXII in Allenstein and SS-Abschnitt XXIII in Berlin.
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On 30 January 1937, Kurt Kaul was promoted to commander of SS-Oberabschnitt Southwest based in Stuttgart.
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Kurt Kaul was promoted to SS-Gruppenfuhrer on 20 April 1937.
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Kurt Kaul was elected on 10 April 1938 to the Reichstag from electoral constituency 31, Wurttemberg.
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Kurt Kaul was awarded the Golden Party Badge on 30 January 1939.
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On its formation on 6 September 1939, Kurt Kaul was named the first Higher SS and Police Leader "Sudwest", based in Stuttgart, while retaining his Oberabschnitt command there.
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Kurt Kaul attained his final promotion to Generalleutnant der Polizei on 15 January 1941.
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Kurt Kaul took command of an artillery regiment in the 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Maria Theresia in November 1944, and died on 25 December 1944 during the siege of Budapest.