Peter Högl (19 August 1897 – 2 May 1945) was a German officer holding the rank of SS-Obersturmbannführer (lieutenant colonel) who spent time in the Führerbunker in Berlin at the end of World War II.
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| - Peter Högl (19 August 1897 – 2 May 1945) was a German officer holding the rank of SS-Obersturmbannführer (lieutenant colonel) who spent time in the Führerbunker in Berlin at the end of World War II.
- Högl was born near Dingolfing in Bavaria. After he left school he worked as a miller in Landshut until he joined the 16th Bavarian Infantry Regiment in 1916; there, he then saw active service in World War I and reached the rank of Unteroffizier. He left the army in 1919 and joined the Bavarian police, transferring to the Kriminalpolizei (Criminal Police) in 1932. At April 1945, Högl had commanded the detail which arrested Hermann Fegelein in his residence at Bleibtreustraße 11, Berlin. He died from a head wound in Weidendammer Bridge on 2 May.
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| - *Fegelein's Arrest Scene
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| - One of the people Hitler dispatched to kill Fegelein, and the only one who succeeds.
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| - Högl was born near Dingolfing in Bavaria. After he left school he worked as a miller in Landshut until he joined the 16th Bavarian Infantry Regiment in 1916; there, he then saw active service in World War I and reached the rank of Unteroffizier. He left the army in 1919 and joined the Bavarian police, transferring to the Kriminalpolizei (Criminal Police) in 1932. He joined the SS and became a member of Adolf Hitler's bodyguard in 1933 and attained the rank of SS-Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant) in 1934. From April 1935 he became the deputy to Johann Rattenhuber in the Reichssicherheitsdienst (Reich Security Service-RSD) and was appointed Chief of Department 1 (responsible for the personal protection of Hitler). In this capacity he was posted to the Obersalzberg, Munich and Berlin. From November 1944 forward, he was stationed in Berlin and held the title of Criminal Director. Beginning in January 1945, Högl spent time in the Führerbunker located below the Reich Chancellery garden in central Berlin. At April 1945, Högl had commanded the detail which arrested Hermann Fegelein in his residence at Bleibtreustraße 11, Berlin. He died from a head wound in Weidendammer Bridge on 2 May.
- Peter Högl (19 August 1897 – 2 May 1945) was a German officer holding the rank of SS-Obersturmbannführer (lieutenant colonel) who spent time in the Führerbunker in Berlin at the end of World War II.
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