Grouping to SS-Obersturmbannführer Dr. Kurt Christmann serving with Allgemeine-SS and Geheime Staatspolizei "GESTAPO" as well as Sicherheitsdienst SD. Christmann was born on 1. June 1907 in Munich. He joined to the NSDAP in 1933 and later to the SS. His SS-number was 103057.
In 1938 Christmann was sent to work with the GESTAPO in Vienna and from 1939 until 1942 he was the GESTAPO leader of Salzburg. From August 1942 until February 1943 he was the commander of the Einsatzgruppe 10a in the Russian town of Krasnodar. He was involved in the killing of partisans and communists. Thereafter Christman was GESTAPO leader in Klagenfurt and Koblenz.
After the war he worked under the name Dr. Ronda for the British allied forces but soon afterwards fled via Rome to Argentina. In 1956 he returned to Germany. On 19. December 1980 the district court of Munich condemned him to 10 years imprisonment for his participation in the war crimes committed in Krasnodar. He died on 4. April 1987.
The grouping consist of:
Certificate to German championship in canoeing 1st place. Issued 15. June 1940. Size: 21x28.5cm. Furthermore one sport certificate, one promotion and his "Ahnentafel" (pedigree). All period time.
Three period time and three postwar photos. One repro photography of him in SD tunic. Again, four photos. Hard to determine the period. Total: 11 photos.
