Richard Hildebrandt

Richard Hildebrandt
Hildebrandt in the uniform of an SS-Gruppenführer c. 1938
Born	(1897-03-13)13 March 1897 Worms, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire
Died	10 March 1951(1951-03-10) (aged 53) Bydgoszcz, Polish People's Republic
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Political party	Nazi Party
Criminal status	Executed
Motive	Nazism
Conviction(s)	U.S. Military Crimes against humanity War crimes Membership in a criminal organization Poland Crimes against humanity
Trial	RuSHA trial
Criminal penalty	U.S. Military 25 years imprisonment Poland Death
Military career
Allegiance	German Empire Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Imperial German Army Schutzstaffel
Rank	Leutnant SS-Obergruppenführer
Commands	Higher SS and Police Leader, "Rhein;" "Weichsel;" Schwarzes Meer;" "Südost;" "Böhmen-Mähren" Chief, SS Race and Settlement Main Office
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class Clasp to the Iron Cross, 2nd class War Merit Cross, 1st and 2nd class with Swords

Richard Hermann Hildebrandt (13 March 1897 – 10 March 1951) was a German Nazi politician and SS-Obergruppenführer. During the Second World War, he served as a Higher SS and Police Leader (HSSPF) in Nazi-occupied Poland, the Soviet Union and the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. He was the last head of the SS Race and Settlement Main Office in SS headquarters, charged with enforcing Germanization policies. After the war, Hildebrandt was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity by an American military court and sentenced to 25 years in prison. He was subsequently extradited to Poland to stand trial for separate charges, sentenced to death, and executed. Hildebrandt was the younger brother of Ernst-Albrecht Hildebrandt who was an SS-Oberführer and SS and Police Leader (SSPF) in northern Italy.