Richard Schulze-Kossens
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Richard Schulze-Kossens (2 October 1914 – 3 July 1988, born "Richard Schulze") was a Nazi Party member and SS commander during the Nazi era. Before and during World War II, he served as a personal adjutant to foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop. He also served at different intervals, as an ordinance officer and SS adjutant for Adolf Hitler and later commanded the SS Division Nibelungen, SS-Junkerschule Bad Tölz. After the war in Europe ended, he was held in an American internment camp for three years and died in 1988.
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Richard Schulze-Kossens | |
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Born | (1914-10-02)2 October 1914 Spandau, Berlin, Germany |
Died | 3 July 1988(1988-07-03) (aged 73) Düsseldorf, West Germany |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Waffen-SS |
Years of service | 1934–1945 |
Rank | Obersturmbannführer |
Unit | LSSAH Führerbegleitkommando |
Commands held | SS Division Nibelungen |
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