Julius Nielson

{{Short description|A German SS Officer}}

{{Infobox criminal

| name = Julius Hans Christian Nielson

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1898|10|26}}

| birth_place = German Empire

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1948|07|10|1898|10|26}}

| death_place = Kristiansten Fortress, Trondheim, Norway

| criminal_penalty = Death

| conviction = War crimes

| criminal_status = Executed

| death_cause = Execution by firing squad

}}

Julius Hans Christian Nielson (26 October 1898 – July 10, 1948) was a German SS officer{{Cite web |title=1945 CI Questionnaire |url=https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/144596/149}} attached to the Gestapo. He was stationed in Norway during World War II and worked as the Commander of the Security Police and the SD in Trondheim. He was promoted to Obersturmführer. During his time in Trondheim, he tortured and murdered Norwegian prisoners.{{Cite web |last=Pettersen |first=Eivind |date=2015-04-09 |title=– Tyskerne var sadister, de fortjente dødsstraff |url=https://www.nrk.no/vestland/_-tyskerne-var-sadister_-de-fortjente-dodsstraff-1.12299038 |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}