Werner Best

German general (1903-1989)

• Born: 1903-07-10 (Darmstadt)
• Died: 1989-06-23 (Mülheim an der Ruhr)
• Country of citizenship: German Empire; Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic; West Germany
• Occupation: Q12766297; diplomat; judge; jurist; lawyer; military personnel; politician; soldier
• Member of political party: Free Democratic Party; Nazi Party
• Member of: Deutschvölkischer Schutz und Trutzbund; Schutzstaffel
• Participant in: Judges' Trial (date: 1947-02-10; role: affiant); Nuremberg Medical Trial (date: 1947-01-25; role: affiant)
• Significant person: Günther Joël; Viktor Brack (role: colleague)
• Military rank: Obergruppenführer
• Military branch: Schutzstaffel
• Position held: ambassador of Germany to Denmark
• Employer: Gestapo
• Educated at: Heidelberg University; Rabanus-Maurus-Gymnasium
• Place of detention: Nuremberg Court Prison
• VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/110176538
• ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000110825311
• WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82010830
• Library of Congress authority ID: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82010830