Police Munich is desperately looking for a missing 83-year-old senior!

Police Munich is desperately looking for a missing 83-year-old senior!

Pasing, München, Deutschland - The Munich police are on the highest alert: 83-year-old Heinrich Sprenzinger has been missing from the Pasing district since Sunday, December 15, 2024. The last time the senior was seen in Gotthardstrasse around 10:30 a.m. when he went towards Fürstenrieder Straße. Due to his dementia, it can be assumed that it is in a helpless location because it is not oriented locally. Despite the most intensive search measures in different location, including its place of residence, any trace has so far been unsuccessful. The police appeal to the population: Anyone who has information about the whereabouts of Heinrich Sprenzinger is urgently asked to contact the Commissioner 14 on 089/2910-0 or the closest police station. Special features of Sprenzinger are his strong stature and a pigment disorder on the face. At his last appearance, he wore brown trousers, a black and gray coat, a felt cap and brown shoes. Information on how bad the location can be, the daily newspaper t-online.de an.

historical context - protection team

Another point of view that must be emphasized is the term “protection team”. This describes the aid police, which acted in the areas of the Soviet Union and the Baltic States in the Second World War. The protective team was set up on July 25, 1941 by Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS. Original as a auxiliary police (auxiliary police), it quickly gained in importance for use in occupied areas, whereby it took over both secure and repressive-aggressive functions. The considerable power achieved by the police in these countries and in many cases had the competence to combat local anti-Nazi movements. The protection teams were strong in the first few years and actively took part in the preparatory actions for the Holocaust, which resulted in significant human tragedies, as wikipedia explained.