Peter Högl

Peter Högl was a German officer in the "Protective Squadron" (Schutzstaffel, SS) holding the rank of SS Lieutenant-Colonel (SS-Obersturmbannführer).

Högl was in Berlin at the end of World War II. He spent time in the Führerbunker) located below the Reich Chancellery in central Berlin. It was Högl who caught SS General Hermann Fegelein as he was attempting to flee Berlin. Högl caught Fegelein in his Berlin apartment apparently preparing to flee with his Hungarian mistress to Sweden or Switzerland. Fegelein had cash and forged passports and was wearing civilian clothes.

Högl sought and captured Fegelein because of his connection to Heinrich Himmler. Fegelein worked directly with Himmler. In April 1945, it was discovered that Himmler tried to negotiate a backdoor surrender to the Allies with the assistance of Swedish Count Folke Bernadotte. On 28 April, when German dictator Adolf Hitler was made aware of Himmler's plan, he condemned Himmler as a traitor. Himmler was not in Berlin and so Hitler sought anyone, like Fegelein, who was connected to Himmler. After being captured by Högl, Fegelein was court-martialed before a tribunal presided over by General Wilhelm Mohnke and including General Wilhelm Burgdorf, General Hans Krebs and General Johann Rattenhuber.

Later, Högl himself committed suicide in the Führerbunker.