- Peter Högl
Peter Högl was a German SS-officer holding the rank of
SS -Obersturmbannführer .Högl was in
Berlin at the end ofWorld War II . He spent time in theFührerbunker located below theReich Chancellery in central Berlin. It was Högl who caught SS GeneralHermann Fegelein as he was attempting to flee Berlin. Högl caught Fegelein in his Berlin apartment apparently preparing to flee with his Hungarian mistress toSweden orSwitzerland . Fegelein had cash and forged passports and was wearing civilian clothes.Högl sought and captured Fegelein because of his connection to
Heinrich Himmler . Fegelein worked directly with Himmler. In April 1945, it was discovered that Himmler tried to negotiate a backdoor surrender to the Allies with the assistance of Swedish CountFolke Bernadotte . On28 April , when German dictatorAdolf Hitler was made aware of Himmler's plan, he condemned Himmler as a traitor. Himmler was not in Berlin and so Hitler sought anyone, like Fegelein, who was connected to Himmler. After being captured by Högl, Fegelein was court-martialed before a tribunal presided over by GeneralWilhelm Mohnke and including GeneralWilhelm Burgdorf , GeneralHans Krebs and GeneralJohann Rattenhuber .Later, Högl himself committed suicide in the "
Führerbunker ".
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