Franz Hössler
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Franz Hößler, also Franz Hössler (German: [ˈfʁants ˈhœslɐ] ⓘ; 4 February 1906 – 13 December 1945) was a Nazi German SS-Obersturmführer and Schutzhaftlagerführer at the Auschwitz-Birkenau, Dora-Mittelbau and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps during World War II. Captured by the Allies at the end of the war, Hößler was charged with war crimes in the First Bergen-Belsen Trial, found guilty, and sentenced to death. He was executed by hanging at Hameln Prison in 1945.
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Franz Hössler Franz Hößler | |
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Born | (1906-02-04)4 February 1906 Oberdorf, German Empire |
Died | 13 December 1945(1945-12-13) (aged 39) |
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Criminal status | Executed |
Motive | Nazism |
Conviction(s) | War crimes |
Trial | Belsen trial |
Criminal penalty | Death |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Schutzstaffel |
Years of service | 1933–45 |
Rank | SS-Obersturmführer |
Service number | NSDAP #1,374,713 SS #41,940 |
Unit | SS-Totenkopfverbände |
Commands held | Schutzhaftlagerführer Auschwitz Schutzhaftlagerführer Mittelwerk Schutzhaftlagerführer Bergen-Belsen |
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