Hans Aumeier
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Hans Aumeier | |
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Executed | |
Motive | Nazism |
Conviction(s) | Crimes against humanity |
Trial | Auschwitz trial |
Criminal penalty | Death |
Hans Aumeier (20 August 1906 – 24 January 1948) was an
Life before the war
Aumeier was born on 20 August 1906
Auschwitz atrocities
On 1 February 1942, Aumeier was transferred to
Corruption
On 18 August 1943, Aumeier was found guilty of corrupt practices and theft of gold from the victims of gassing,
Life after Auschwitz
After he was discharged from Auschwitz, Aumeier returned to Vaivara as commandant and remained there until August 1944, when the camp was evacuated and all his prisoners were made the responsibility of the commandant of Stutthof concentration camp. On 20 August Aumeier reported back to Jeckeln and found himself attached to a Police Battalion part of “Kampfgruppe (Battle Group) Jeckeln”, situated near Riga, Latvia. Here, Aumeier took part in his only frontline engagement with the enemy as his unit attempted to attack the Estonian island of Osel (Saaremaa) but was unsuccessful. What part he played in this attack is unclear.
In October 1944, shortly before the surrender of Riga, Aumeier was ordered to report to SS-Gruppenführer Richard Glücks at Oranienburg. He took this opportunity to ask Glücks if he could return to his old unit at Dachau concentration camp so he could visit his family. His request was granted, but he was taken ill with an old eye injury and was sent to the hospital; he remained there until January 1945. When Aumeier was finally discharged, he reported back to Oranienburg and was asked whether he wanted to go to occupied Norway to become commandant of a new concentration camp at Mysen. He asked for leave to see his family, but this time it was refused and he was told to report to SS-Sturmbannführer Max Pauly immediately who would brief him.
On 22 January Aumeier arrived in
Trial and conviction
On 11 June 1945 Aumeier was arrested at
References
- ^ "Hans Aumeier". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
- ISBN 0586207287.
- ^ a b "To those who forgive and forget too quickly…". The National Archives blog. 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
Sources
- Jeremy Dixon, Commanders of Auschwitz: The SS Officers who ran the Largest Nazi Concentration Camp 1940–1945, ISBN 0-7643-2175-7