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Camp staff sentenced to death

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Post by ansata1976 » 08 Jan 2017, 22:34

I am interested in more information about:

Wilhelm Strauß
born ???
KZ Majdanek
Leiter des Judenlagers
executed by the Russians

Georg Runge
Born ?? in ??
Deputy commander KZ Sonnenburg
He was sentenced to death and executed in 1946 for his responsibility for a massacre by a Soviet military court in Rathenow 1946
Executed?? in ???

Wilhelm Wirker
04.07.1898 in Auerhammer
SS-Oberscharführer camp commander Kamenz
Arrested 29.08.1945 in Chemnitz
death sentence
executed

Lorenz Stummer
born ???
guard in KZ Stutthof
death sentence 17.10.1945
Executed 15.01.1946 by the Russians

Otto Hensche
born??
SS-man in Majdanek
death sentence 30.07.1946
Executed by the Russians

Fritz or Franz Jorn or Jörn
born??? in ???
SS-Hauptsturmführer, commander forced labor camp Koldychevo during the period from 1942 to 1944.
identified in a POW camp in Kursk was sentenced to death and hanged.
Execution date??

Adolf Achtenmeier
Born ?? in Berlin
for crimes committed in the prison in the castle of Lublin was excuted 15.10.1945 by the Soviet military tribunal to death by firing squad in Lublin
Achtenmeier was a member of Lublin prison crew (Lublin castle) from 1941 till the end (1944). He came from Berlin.

Paul Burkert
1939-1940 guard Flossenbürg
1941-1945 guard Ravensbrück
01.04.1943-04.05.1945 Ravensbrück subcamp Karlshagen
Death sentence
Executed by the Russians

Anton Gruber

01.05.1943-01.04.1945 staff Ravensbrück subcamp Karlshagen
Death sentence (sentenced after 29.05.1946)
executed by the Russians

Elisabeth Seeling
1916 in Germany
von September 1942 bis Juli 1944 war sie Leiterin von vier Frauen-Konzentrationslagern im Gebiet Kaunas
arrested August 1944 in Kaunas
death sentence 18.10.1944 in Kaunas
executed by the Russians

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Post by Mark in Cleveland, Tn. » 11 Jan 2017, 02:55

Just go to a search engine such as BING and type in name, maybe along with a tag, such as executed by russians, or *nazi war criminal* etc


I typed in Elizabeth Seeling( correct spelling??) and you get thishttp://www.bing.com/search?q=elizabeth+seeling ... F30045BEAA


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Post by Mark in Cleveland, Tn. » 11 Jan 2017, 02:59

well, crap BING

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Post by RerNat » 13 Feb 2017, 22:13

Hello @ansata1976
You actualised some informations about the listed people in difference to your latest question posts. Would you tell us your sources?

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Post by ansata1976 » 15 Feb 2017, 16:59

I have several different sources.

One source is the book: "Todesurteile sowjetischer Militärtribunale gegen Deutsche (1944-1947)" Author: Andreas Weigelt, Klaus-Dieter Müller,Mike Schmeitzner

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Post by ansata1976 » 28 Feb 2017, 20:21


Heinz Volkenrath

28.12.1920 in Lüdenscheid
SS-Unterscharführer in Auschwitz
Executed 13.12.1945 in Hameln

Was he the husband of:

Elisabeth Volkenrath
05.09.1919 in Schönau near Bad Landeck
KZ-Wärterin in Ravensbrück
Executed 13.12.1945 in Hameln

executed at the same day????

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Post by ansata1976 » 29 Mar 2017, 15:48

Margot Drexler
17.05.1908 in Mengersdorf
since 27.04.1942 SS-Aufseherin KL Auschwitz
since 08.1942 Rapportführerin FKL Birkenau
since 01.11.1944 KL Flossenbürg
arrested 23.05.1945 between Pirna and Bautzen
sentenced to death by the Soviets
executed 05.1946 in prison Bautzen (other source Museum Auschwitz: executed 1947 or 1948)

Which execution date is correct? Was she the only female SS-Aufseherin (KL Auschwitz) sentenced/executed by the Soviets?

I know only additional to this woman the following camp women sentenced to death by the Soviets:

Elisabeth Seeling
1916 in Germany
von September 1942 bis Juli 1944 war sie Leiterin von vier Frauen-Konzentrationslagern im Gebiet Kaunas
arrested August 1944 in Kaunas
dath sentence 18.10.1944 in Kaunas
executed

Berta Martha Elisabeth Hasse (born Berger)
24.12.1917(?) in Görlitz
SS-Aufseherin in Ravensbrück, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Budy
Before 1945 KL Ravensbrück
Since 10.1942 Kommandoführerin subcamp Budy (Brzeszcze-Budy)
1943 KL Auschwitz-Birkenau
1944 Kommandoführerin KL Auschwitz-Birkenau
End 1944 she left Auschwitz because she was pregnant
arrested by the Soviets 15.11.1945
She was tried and sentenced to death by shooting by the Soviet Military Tribunal 10.09.1946 (Executed 03.10.1946)

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Post by history1 » 04 Apr 2017, 08:30

ansata1976 wrote:
Heinz Volkenrath

28.12.1920 in Lüdenscheid
SS-Unterscharführer in Auschwitz
Executed 13.12.1945 in Hameln

Was he the husband of:

Elisabeth Volkenrath
05.09.1919 in Schönau near Bad Landeck
KZ-Wärterin in Ravensbrück
Executed 13.12.1945 in Hameln

executed at the same day????
Yes. Betrothal on Aug.15th 1942.
Source: Alexandra-Eileen Wenck: Selbstbild und Selbstdarstellung des SS-Personals aus dem Konzentrationslager Bergen-Beisen. In: Alfred Gottwaldt, Norbert Kampe, Peter Klein (Hrsg.): NS-Gewaltherrschaft. Beiträge zur historischen Forschung und juristischen Aufarbeitung., Berlin 2005, S. 397
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth ... _Auschwitz
Elisabeth Volkenrath wasn´t only overseer in KL Ravensbrück but women camp leader in Auschwitz I and even head- overseer (Oberaufseherin) in Birkenau.

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Post by Researcher » 04 Apr 2017, 20:00

ansata1976 wrote:

Heinz Volkenrath
28.12.1920 in Lüdenscheid
SS-Unterscharführer in Auschwitz
Executed 13.12.1945 in Hameln

I'm not at all sure about the date and place of execution.

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Post by ansata1976 » 04 Apr 2017, 20:13

I found this dates online but I am sure the date is not correct. This is the reason why I asked the forum to confirm or correct this information.

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Post by history1 » 05 Apr 2017, 08:11

You ignored my information. Thanks.

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Post by ansata1976 » 05 Apr 2017, 14:12

sorry

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