On
this date, 29 May 1946, a Nazi War Criminal, Martin Gottfried Weiss, was
executed by hanging. I will post the information about him from Wikipedia.
SS-Obersturmbannführer Weiss in custody
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Born
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June 3, 1905
Weiden in der Oberpfalz |
Died
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May 29, 1946 (aged 40)
Dachau Trials execution |
Allegiance
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Nazi Germany
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Service/branch
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Schutzstaffel
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Years of service
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until 1945
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Rank
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SS-Obersturmbannführer
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SS-Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) Martin Gottfried Weiss alternatively
spelled Weiß (3 June 1905 – 29 May 1946) was
the Commandant of Dachau concentration camp in 1945 at the time of his arrest.
He also served as the commandant of Neuengamme concentration camp from April
1940 until September 1942, and the Majdanek death camp's fourth commandant from
November 1943 until May 1944.
Life
Weiss
was born in Weiden in der Oberpfalz. He was appointed commandant of Majdanek
after his predecessor Hermann Florstedt was charged with wholesale
stealing from the Jews to become rich. Weiss was captured at Munich on April
29, 1945 by corporal Henry Senger of the 292nd Field Artillery Observation
Battalion, and was tried during the Dachau Trials of 15 November – 13 December
1945. After being found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity, Weiss
was executed by hanging on 29 May 1946.
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