Werner Grothmann

Werner Grothmann (1915 - 2002), German Nazi functionary. Born in Frankfurt am Main. He was an accounting officer until 1933 and became a member of the Schutzstaffel or SS. During late 30s he became an SS - Leibstandarte, commanding the Deutsches SS Standarten in Muenchen, Germany.

During the 1940 invasion of France, he was wounded on the battlefield. In 1943 he was promoted as Major of the SS.

In 1945, he joined Himmler's last days together with Macher. After Himmler's suicide, he was arrested together with Macher

After 16 years of imprisonment, he was tried as a war criminal, but after a couple of months Grothmann was declared innocent. He worked as a businessman until his death on February 26, 2002.