World War II Nazi German War Criminal. A Hauptsturmführer (equivalent to Captain) in the Nazi German Schutzstaffel (SS), he was assigned to the Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Poland in July 1943, being appointed Lagerfuehrer (Camp Leader) of the women's compound. He assisted in the making of selections, determining who would be executed by gassing and who would do work detail. With the approach of the Russian Army, and the closure of the Auschwitz Camp, he was reassigned to the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp in Lower Saxony, Germany. During testimony at his War Crimes Trial, he was accused of assisting in selections and with beating and killing prisoners. Convicted of war crimes, he was executed by hanging, and his body buried in an unmarked grave in Section C-III, Am Wehl Cemetery; this section was reserved for the bodies of Nazi War Criminals executed by the British Army.
World War II Nazi German War Criminal. A Hauptsturmführer (equivalent to Captain) in the Nazi German Schutzstaffel (SS), he was assigned to the Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Poland in July 1943, being appointed Lagerfuehrer (Camp Leader) of the women's compound. He assisted in the making of selections, determining who would be executed by gassing and who would do work detail. With the approach of the Russian Army, and the closure of the Auschwitz Camp, he was reassigned to the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp in Lower Saxony, Germany. During testimony at his War Crimes Trial, he was accused of assisting in selections and with beating and killing prisoners. Convicted of war crimes, he was executed by hanging, and his body buried in an unmarked grave in Section C-III, Am Wehl Cemetery; this section was reserved for the bodies of Nazi War Criminals executed by the British Army.
Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson
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