Werner Fromm
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Werner Fromm | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 April 1905 |
| Died | 10 May 1981 (age 76) |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Schutzstaffel Waffen-SS |
| Service years | 1931–1945 |
| Rank | SS-Oberführer and Oberst of Police Untersturmführer of the Waffen-SS |
| Commands | SS and Police Leader, "Bialystok" Police Commander, "Sarajewo" |
| Conflicts | World War II |
| Awards | Iron Cross, 2nd class War Merit Cross, 1st and 2nd class with Swords |
Werner Fromm (9 April 1905 – 10 May 1981) was a German SS-Oberführer and Oberst of police. During the Second World War he served as the SS and Police Leader (SSPF) in the Bialystok District, and subsequently as the police commander in Sarajevo. He also fought as an officer in the Waffen-SS.
Fromm was born the son of a tax official in Husum, Schleswig-Holstein. He was educated through realschule in Kiel and entered into a banking career in 1922, becoming a bank clerk and loan officer. He joined the SS (SS number 17,080) on 15 June 1931 and became a member of the Nazi Party (membership number 753,170) on 1 December of that year.[1]
Commissioned an SS-Untersturmführer on 15 March 1934, Fromm advanced rapidly in rank and led the signals battalion attached to SS-Oberabschnitte (Main District) "Nord," based in Hamburg, from April through December 1935. For the following year, he was the adjutant of SS-Oberabschnitt "Südost," with headquarters in Breslau (today, Wrocław). This was followed by a brief posting in Landsberg an der Warthe (today, Gorzów Wielkopolski) commanding the 1st battalion of the 54th SS-Standarte in January and February 1937. He next became the Stabsführer (Chief of Staff) of SS-Abschnitt (District) VII in Königsberg (today, Kaliningrad) from 1 March 1937 to 21 March 1938. On that date, he became commander of the 60th SS-Standarte based in Insterburg (today, Chernyakhovsk) and would retain titular command of this unit until 1 January 1943.[2]
