Max Bastian Explained

Order1:President of the Reichskriegsgericht
Term Start1:12 September 1939
Term End1:30 November 1944
Predecessor1:Walter Heitz
Max Bastian
Birth Date:28 August 1883
Birth Place:Brandenburg, German Empire
Death Place:Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Image Upright:0.95
Allegiance: (1902-1918)
(1918-1933)
(1933-1944)
Branch:Navy
Serviceyears:1902–1944
Rank: Admiral
Commands:Reichskriegsgericht
Battles:World War I
World War II

Max Bastian (28 August 1883 – 11 March 1958) was a German Admiral (Admiral (Germany)) in the Kriegsmarine during World War II who served as President of the Reich Military Court until his retirement in 1944.

Bastian was a decorated Naval Officer during World War I. In 1939, he was made president of the Reich Military Court. While serving in this position, Bastian oversaw the death penalties of multiple conscientious objectors within the Wehrmacht. He was briefly represented by Paul von Hase while ill in 1943. The aging Bastian retired in 1944.

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