In March 1933 , Brunner joined the '' Sturmabteilung '' ( SA ) , and the Nazi Party . In June 1934 he joined the '' Schutzstaffel '' ( SS ) and , from January to September 1935 , worked in the SiPo . From April 1937 to June 1940 was head of the Gestapo in Munich . In this role he was responsible for securing employment in an aircraft factory for Max Troll , a communist-turned-informer who betrayed over 250 resistance members to the Gestapo between 1933 and 1936 . With the invasion of Poland , Brunner served as head of the '' Einsatzkommando 4/I '' until November 1939 , tasked with the killing of Polish civilians as part of '' Operation Tannenberg '' . From early 1940 to April 1944 he was Inspector of the Security police in Salzburg . Simultaniously , since March 1941 , he headed '' Amt Ia '' at the Reich Main Security Office . From 15 September 1943 he was also SS and police leader for the Alpine Foothills , based in Bolzano , a position he held until the end of the war
Operation Tannenberg
Operation Tannenberg
Karl Brunner (SS general)