In 1926, he was a member of the
Freikorps, fighting against both the
Weimar Republic and communists. On 1 February 1929, Saevecke became a member of the
NSDAP (Nazi Party) (member no. 112,407). In 1938 he became a member of the
Schutzstaffel (SS) (member no. 396,401). After the war in Europe started, he was a member of the mobile SS
death squad,
Einsatzgruppen IV in Poland through 1940. Later he was promoted to the rank of SS-
Hauptsturmführer and served in the SS-
Sicherheitsdienst (SD; Security Service) in Libya and Tunisia between 1942 and 1943, under
Walter Rauff. Between 1943 and 1945, Saevecke was head of the
Gestapo and the Italian fascist police in
Milan. During his time he was responsible for the deportation of at least 700 Italian Jews to extermination camps. Saevecke died on 16 December 2000. ==Further reading==