Otto-Heinrich Drechsler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Otto-Heinrich Drechsler

Mayor of Lübeck

Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1895

Place of Birth: Lübz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Date of Death: 05-May-1945

Profession: dentist, politician

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Otto-Heinrich Drechsler (1 April 1895 – 5 May 1945) was the General Commissioner of Latvia for the Nazi Germany's occupation regime (Reichskommissariat Ostland) during World War II.
In this capacity, he played a role in setting up the Riga ghetto and was implicated in the extermination of the Latvian Jews.
He committed suicide on 5 May 1945, after being captured by the British forces.