Friedrich Rainer
…1943 he was promoted to SS–Obergruppenführer. After the Kingdom of Italy signed an armistice with the Allies on 8 September 1943, Rainer took over the Operational Zone of the Adriatic Littoral as High Commissioner. On 7 May 1945, eight days after Hitler's suicide, Rainer transferred his official functions to an executive board and fled to the…