Wilhelm Koppe 1896 – 1975

Biography

Wilhelm Koppe was born on June 15, 1896, in Hildesheim, Germany. He would go on to serve in a military capacity during one of history’s most significant periods, holding the position of SS and Police Leader during Nazi Germany. His life spanned nearly eight decades, witnessing profound changes across the European continent.

Koppe’s career placed him within the institutional structures of the Third Reich, where he held the rank of general. His service during this era remains part of the historical record of wartime Germany. Following the end of World War II and the subsequent decades of peace, he lived into the postwar period.

He spent his final years in Bonn, where he died on July 2, 1975, at the age of 78. His remains were laid to rest at Rüngsdorf Cemetery in Bad Godesberg, Germany, where he was interred. Koppe’s life reflects a complex chapter of twentieth-century German history.