Detlef Nebbe (also Detleff; 20 June 1912 – 17 April 1972) was an SS-Hauptscharführer[2] and member of staff at Auschwitz concentration camp.
Born in Husum, German Empire, in June 1912, Nebbe completed seven years of primary school, becoming a salesman by trade.
An intimidating figure among SS men in his company, he was renowned as a devout Nazi, and would abuse prisoners by beating them defiantly.
For his service, he was awarded the War Merit Cross Second Class with Swords.
Nebbe was tried by the Supreme National Tribunal at the Auschwitz trial in Kraków for his role at the camp, and was sentenced to life imprisonment for his crimes.