• Operation Frankton

Date of birth:

February 26th, 1909 (Halle, German Empire)

Date of death:

March 11th, 1970 (Mainz, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Hans Luther was a German jurist who studied law at Munich, Graz, and Halle/Saale, completing his legal training in 1936. He joined the Nazi Party in 1937 and served as a judge in Frankfurt. During World War II, he held administrative and security roles in occupied France, overseeing hostage executions and deportations. After the war, he was interned and later tried in Bordeaux, receiving a five-year sentence, which was considered served. Returning to Germany, he worked as a judge and earned a doctorate in law. His dissertation, published in 1957, controversially justified hostage shootings under international law. An investigation against him was dropped in 1961, and he retired in 1969.

Civil/Military career:
- 1937: Judge at the Frankfurt am Main Regional Court.
- 1940–1941: War Administration Councilor in Paris under the German Military Commander.
- 1942–1943: Commander of the Security Police and SD (KdS) in Bordeaux.
- 1943: Drafted into the German Army, reaching the rank of Leutnant (Lieutenant).
- 1969: Retired as a judge at the Limburg Regional Court.

Promotions:
?: SS-Sturmbannführer.
?: Leutnant (Heer)

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