Franz Stangl

Austrian SS officer and concentration camp commandant

Franz Stangl - Austrian SS officer and concentration camp commandant
Born

March 26th, 1908
116 years ago

Died

June 28th, 1971
53 years ago — 63 years old

Category

Military & Warriors

Country

Austria

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An Austrian SS officer served as the commandant of the Sobibor and Treblinka extermination camps during World War II. Instrumental in the implementation of the 'Final Solution,' oversaw the murder of thousands of Jewish prisoners. After the war, fled to South America, living under an alias. Captured in Brazil in 1967 and extradited to West Germany, faced trial for his role in the Holocaust.

Commanded the Sobibor extermination camp

Commanded the Treblinka extermination camp

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