Karl Bömelburg [SEP] date of birth
Karl Bömelburg
Karl Bömelburg (28 October 1885, Elberfeld, today merged with Wuppertal – 1946) was an SS-"Sturmbannführer" (major) and head of the Gestapo in France during the Second World War. He notably had authority over section IV J, charged with the deportation of the Jews, for which Alois Brunner (sent in 1943 by Heinrich Müller) was responsible. His aliases included Charles Bois, Mollemburg, and Bennelburger.
Life.
Life Before the war.
During his youth, he spent five years in
to the Kripo commanded by Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler. Kieffer was promoted to SS-Obersturmführer on 12 September 1937 and Hauptsturmfuhrer on 14 July 1940.
Second World War.
After the occupation of France, Kieffer went to Paris on behalf of the RSHA to conduct counter-espionage activities against the French Resistance and the Allies' SOE. His commanding officer was Sturmbannführer Karl Bömelburg, head of the Gestapo in occupied France.
Kieffer was based at 84 Avenue Foch, the headquarters of the Sicherheitsdienst in Paris. From