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Josef Kiermayer

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Josef Kiermayer was born on 21 December 1897 in Erding (Bavaria). He served apprenticeship as saddler. From 8 September 1915 until 12 February 1916 he was soldier in the Bayerisches Infanterie-Leibregiment, from 13 February 1916 until the end of WW1 he served as sergeant in the Bayerisches Infanterie-Regiment 116.
From 27 November 1919 he worked as policeman. On 30 January 1938 he became member of the Reichssicherheitsdienst in which he served as SS-Untersturmführer and Kriminalrat.

Kiermayer was promoted SS-Hauptsturmführer on 30 January 1943, and SS-Sturmbannführer on 21 June 1944.
Finally Kiermayer became chief of Himmler's escort command, his personal aide and secretary,
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and accompanied him during his last days. Kiermayer was probably captured in Bremervörde on 21 or 22 May 1945, together with other members of Himmler's flight group.

Sources:
Witte Peter, Wildt Michael, Pohl Dieter and others, eds. Der Dienstkalender Heinrich Himmlers 1941/42, Hans Christians Verlag, Hamburg, 1999
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