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Hans Traupe (4 May 1913 – 26 June 2004) was an Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) and Oberstleutnant of the Schutzpolizei in the Waffen SS during World War II, who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II. ==Early life== Hans Traupe was born in Kunern on 4 May 1913. From 1919 to 1924 he attended elementary school, and then worked in the family business in Volksen until April 1934, when he joined the Army. He served in the 71st Infantry Regiment of the Reichswehr and was stationed in Göttingen. After completing his military service, Traupe volunteered to join the SS-VT in 1936 (SS service number 121,951). He was selected to become an officer and was posted to the SS-Junkerschule at Bad Tölz from 1936 to 1937. Following graduation, he was promoted to Untersturmführer (Second Lieutenant).〔〔 In May 1937 he was also made a Leutnant of Schutzpolizei and sent to Berlin to serve with the Polizeigruppe Nord.〔 From January to June 1938, Traupe worked at the officer cadet school at Köpenick and was then a teacher at the Police school in Rathenow.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hans Traupe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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