Dorothea Binz
German SS officer during WWII
Born
1920
106 years ago
Died
Category
Military & Warriors
Country
Germany
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Served as an SS officer in Nazi Germany. Held the rank of camp leader at Ravensbrück concentration camp. Oversaw the mistreatment and execution of prisoners during the Holocaust. Captured after the war and tried for war crimes.
Led operations at Ravensbrück concentration camp
Was tried and convicted at a war crimes tribunal
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