Hans Hüttig

Hans Benno Hüttig (5 April 1894 – 23 February 1980) was a German SS functionary and Nazi concentration camp commandant.

Early years Hans Hüttig was born on 5 April 1894. Sent to a boarding school in South Germany, he attempted to enter the army in 1911 but failed the exam and returned home to work as a salesman in his father's shop. This assignment ended in February 1944 with his transfer to Herzogenbusch concentration camp in the Netherlands as commandant following the removal of Adam Grünewald for his part in the Bunker Tragedy that took place in January 1944 Hüttig was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison in solitary confinement on 2 July 1954 by a French military court in Metz. In 1956, he was released from detention and led a discreet life at home, until his death in 1980 in Wachenheim.

Hüttig was one of only a handful of camp commanders interviewed by Israeli historian Tom Segev for his book on the commandants Soldiers of Evil. During the course of the interview, he admitted to Segev that "I knew very well what I was going to do in the SS".

Decorations SS-Rank(s): SS-Untersturmführer 31.1.1937, SS-Obersturmführer 12.9.1937, SS-Hauptsturmführer 11.9. 1938, Last promotion to the rank of SS-Sturmbannführer in 30.1.1942.

Awards: DRL-Sports Badge in Bronze, Honor Cross of The World War 1914–1918, Wound Badge in Black 1918, Der Stahlhelm Membership Badge, NSDAP 10 Year Long Service Medal, SS-Ehrenring, Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939, SS-Ehrendegen Reichführer-SS, SS Long Service Medal.