Otto Ohlendorf
German SS officer and Holocaust perpetrator (1907–1951) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Otto Ohlendorf (German pronunciation: [ˈɔtoː ˈʔoːləndɔʁf]; 4 February 1907 – 7 June 1951) was a German SS functionary and Holocaust perpetrator during the Nazi era. An economist by education, he was head of the Sicherheitsdienst (SD) Inland, responsible for intelligence and security within Germany. In 1941, Ohlendorf was appointed the commander of Einsatzgruppe D, which perpetrated mass murder in Moldova, south Ukraine, the Crimea and, during 1942, the North Caucasus. He was tried at the Einsatzgruppen Trial, sentenced to death, and executed by hanging in 1951.
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Born | (1907-02-04)4 February 1907 |
Died | 7 June 1951(1951-06-07) (aged 44)[lower-alpha 1] |
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Conviction(s) | Crimes against humanity War crimes Membership in a criminal organization |
Trial | Einsatzgruppen trial |
Criminal penalty | Death |
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Victims | 90,000+ |
Span of crimes | June 1941 – July 1942 |
Country | Ukraine and Russia |
Target(s) | Slavs, Jews, Romas, and Communists |
Date apprehended | 23 May 1945 |
SS career | |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Schutztaffel |
Rank | SS-Gruppenführer |
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