Dr. iur. William fox (* 1 September 1898 in Mannheim; "† 24 January 1947 (execution) in Belgrade) was in the third realm and Colonel of the police, leader of the group of employments "Serbia "and commander of the state police and the SD (BdS) in Serbia, commander of the state police and the SD in Lithuania, BdS east country in Riga and leaders of the employment command 3 in the Soviet Union.

Beginning of the SS-career

On 1 April 1932 William fox of the NSDAP (member NR stepped. 1038061) and on 1 December 1932 the SS (member NR. 62760). On 11 July 1933 appointed the he was carried until 20-April 1938 to the and used as inspector of the state police and the SD in Braunschweig.

At the groups of employments of the state police in Serbia

With beginning of the Balkans campaign in April 1941 just like in the war against Poland behind the fighting troops groups of employments of the state police were inserted. Dr. Fuchs was assigned the guidance of the group of employments "Serbia ". First the peace prevailing after end of the Balkans war yielded with beginning of the Russia campaign in June 1941 of the increasing activity of a nationalSerbian and a communist rebellion movement, which became apparent in destruction of telephone lines and other infrastructure facilities. For the fight of this partisan activity therefore the weak German safeguard troops were strengthened and the past armed forces commander was replaced by the general of the mountain troops Franz This could to some extent limit taking of hostages instruction "of the supreme command of the armed forces the partisan activity with the so-called "and ". Less successfully acted Dr. Fuchs in Serbia, who was ordered after dissolution of its unity record group to the commander of the state police and the SD (BdS) for Serbia. It was replaced therefore at the end of January 1942 from Dr. Emanuel shepherd, whom the boss of the Central Reich Security Office pure hard Heydrich informed with opening of its new use of the failure of Dr. Fuchs, connected with the reminder to sharper reaching through.

Higher SS and police leader in Braunschweig

In June 1942 Dr. Fuchs represented the SS and police leader Latvia, Walther From 8 July to 14 September 1943 it was inserted center as higher SS and police leaders ""into Braunschweig.

At the groups of employments of the state police and the SD in the USSR

On 15 September 1943 Dr. Fuchs returned again to the east as a leader of the employment command 3, which it up to 06. May 1944 kommandierte, in order to finally take over from May 1944 until 17 October 1944 the guidance of the group of employments of A. In the connection hieran it led the group of employments of E again for short time "Croatia ", in order on 09 November 1944 again as BdS east country to the Ukraine to be carried back.

After the war

After end of war Dr. Fuchs was arrested and delivered at Yugoslavia. In Belgrade he was condemned by a military court yard on 22 December 1946 to death and executed on 24 January 1947 by

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