Erich Ehrlinger
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Erich Ehrlinger (14 October 1910 – 31 July 2004) was a member of the Nazi Party (number: 541,195) and SS (number: 107,493). As commander of Special Detachment (Sonderkommando, also known as Einsatzkommando or EK) 1b, he was responsible for mass murder in the Baltic states and Belarus.
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Erich Ehrlinger | |
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Born | (1910-10-14)October 14, 1910 |
Died | July 31, 2004(2004-07-31) (aged 93) |
Other names | Erich Fröscher |
Motive | Nazism |
Conviction(s) | Crimes against humanity in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, and Russia. |
Criminal penalty | Twelve years imprisonment, later partially remitted |
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He was also the commander of the Security Police (SiPo) and the Security Service (SD) for central Russia as well as a department chief in the Reich Security Main Office (Reichssicherheitshauptamt or RSHA). He eventually rose to the rank of SS-Oberführer.