Heinrich Schwarz
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Heinrich Schwarz | |
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War crimes Crimes against humanity | |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| SS service | |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |  Schutzstaffel |
| Years of service | 1931–1945 |
| Rank | SS-Hauptsturmführer |
| Commands held | |
Heinrich Schwarz (14 June 1906 – 20 March 1947) was an Alsace-Lorraine.
Early life
Schwarz was born in
Mauthausen and Sachsenhausen
concentration camps during 1940-1941.
Auschwitz concentration camp
In September 1941 Schwarz was transferred to
Rudolf Höß. Schwarz also served as director of the camp's Work Assignment Department (Abt. IIIa) and held the position of Lagerführer
(camp leader) for Auschwitz's central administration area.
In November 1943,
Auschwitz camp system was reorganized by the high command of the SS and divided into three semi-autonomous administrative units: Auschwitz I, Auschwitz II-Birkenau and the Auschwitz III-Monowitz labour camp. Under this new arrangement Schwarz was given command of Auschwitz III-Monowitz
in December 1943.
Central to the role Schwarz played as commandant was the provision of
Auschwitz-Birkenau
.
Following the evacuation of Auschwitz complex on 18 January 1945, Schwarz was initially slated to take over command of the
Natzweiler-Struthof, serving there until the end of the war
.
War crimes trial
After the German defeat, Schwarz was tried and convicted of
firing squad near Baden-Baden on 20 March 1947.[1]
References
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