Anton Thernes
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Anton Thernes (8 February 1892 – 3 December 1944) was a Nazi German war criminal, deputy commandant of administration at the notorious Majdanek concentration camp on the outskirts of Lublin, Poland in World War II.[1][2][3] He was tried at the Majdanek Trials and executed on 3 December 1944, along with five other war criminals, near the gas chambers and the Majdanek crematorium.[2][4]
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Anton Thernes | |
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Born | (1892-02-08)8 February 1892 |
Died | 3 December 1944(1944-12-03) (aged 52) |
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Criminal status | Executed |
Conviction(s) | War crimes |
Trial | Majdanek trials |
Criminal penalty | Death |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Schutzstaffel |
Years of service | until 1944 |
Rank | Obersturmführer |
Unit | SS-Totenkopfverbände |
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