Martin Kohlroser

Martin Kohlroser
Martin Kohlroser in foreground
Born	8 January 1905
Died	14 November 1967 (aged 62)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen-SS
Years of service	1933–45
Rank	Oberführer (Senior Colonel)
Unit	34th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Landstorm Nederland
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class German Cross in Gold Infantry Assault Badge

Martin Kohlroser (8 January 1905 – 14 November 1967) was a SS-Oberführer (Senior Colonel) in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the German Cross in Gold.

Kohlroser was one of the original 117, men selected by Josef Dietrich to form the Bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in March 1933.^[1] and during his service in the SS, he would be promoted from a junior officer in the LSSAH, to the rank of SS-Oberführer and would end World War II, in command of the 34th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Landstorm Nederland.^[2]

Commands

• 1st Company LSSAH, (SS-Sturmhauptführer)
• 1st Battalion LSSAH, (SS-Obersturmbannführer)
• 6th SS Gebirgsjäger Battalion, 6th SS Mountain Division Nord, (SS-Standartenführer)
• 40th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment, 18th SS Volunteer Panzer Grenadier Division Horst Wessel, (SS-Obersturmbannführer)
• 12th SS Gebirgsjäger Regiment Michael Gaissmair, 6th SS Mountain Division Nord, (SS-Obersturmbannführer)
• 21st SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment, 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg, (SS-Standartenführer)
• 10th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Westland, 5th SS Panzergrenadier Division Wiking, (SS-Standartenführer)
• 1st SS Grenadier Regiment Landstorm Nederland (SS-Standartenführer)
• SS Volunteer Grenadier Brigade Landstorm Nederland (SS-Oberführer)
• 34th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Landstorm Nederland (SS-Oberführer) ^[2]

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