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Saturday 3rd of May 1947

78 years ago



The 'Bullies of Ravensbrück' are executed by hanging by 42-year-old chief executioner Albert Pierrepoint in Zuchthaus Hameln, Hameln, Sachsen, Germany.

The first Ravensbrück trial was held from 5 December 5 1946 until 3 February 1947 against sixteen Ravensbrück concentration camp staff and officials. Executed on this day were 43-year-old Schutzhaftlagerführer Johann Schwarzhuber, 37-year-old SS-Unterscharführer Gustav Binder, 38-year-old Kriminalsekretär Ludwig Ramdohr, 36-year-old SS-Obersturmführer Rolf Rosenthal and 41-year-old SS-Hauptsturmführer Gerhard Schiedlausky. The women were hanged on 2 May 1947.


More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg_Ravensbrück_trials




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