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Hans Albert Gustav Kupke (March 18, 1885 in Ostrowo; October 3, 1966 in Aalen) was a German Krupp employee who was convicted as a war criminal in the Krupp trial.

Life

Kopek was an instructor with the Hanover police after the First World War from 1920 and left the police service in April 1934 in the rank of lieutenant colonel. Shortly after the transfer of power to the National Socialists, he joined, on May 1, 1933, the NSDAP (membership number 1,988,328). From 1935, he worked in the Army Weapons Office. In mid-August 1938, Kupke took up employment with the cast steel factory of Friedrich Krupp A.G. In December 1942, he received power of attorney. He took over the post of Oberlagerführer and defense commissioner for the labor camps at Krupp and worked closely with the Gestapo in this context.

After the end of the war, Kupke was arrested by the Allies. With eleven other accused, he was charged in the Krupp trial, which was part of the Nuremberg trials, and for participating in the forced labor program on the 31st. July 1948 sentenced to 2 years, 10 months and 19 days in prison. Since the sentence with pre-trial detention was considered to have been served, Kupke was released from custody after the end of the trial.

Notes

• Trials of War Criminals before the Nuremberg Military Tribunals. Volume IX: „The Krupp Case“. Washington 1950. (PDF, 67 MB)