Franz Stangl
Austrian SS officer and concentration camp commandant
Born
March 26th, 1908
117 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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