Johann Schwarzhuber
Nazi German SS-Obersturmführer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Johann Schwarzhuber (29 August 1904 – 3 May 1947) was a Nazi German SS-Obersturmführer, who was in charge of various concentration subcamps during World War II. His positions included the Schutzhaftlagerführer of the Auschwitz-Birkenau men's camp, where he oversaw the selection process for the gassing of thousands of detainees. He was later transferred to the Ravensbrück concentration camp, where he held the post of the Lagerdirektor, second only to the overall camp commander Fritz Suhren. With Suhren on the run, Schwarzhuber was the highest-ranking defendant during the first Ravensbrück trial. In front of the British military tribunal he was indicted for war crimes for his role in the Holocaust, sentenced to death and subsequently executed in 1947.
Johann Schwarzhuber | |
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Born | Johann Schwarzhuber 29 August 1904 |
Died | 3 May 1947(1947-05-03) (aged 42) |
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Criminal status | Executed |
Conviction(s) | War crimes |
Trial | Hamburg Ravensbrück trials |
Criminal penalty | Death |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Schutzstaffel |
Rank | SS-Obersturmführer |
Commands held | Auschwitz-Birkenau men's camp Ravensbrück concentration camp |