SettingsGerman people executed abroad
Adolf Eichmann
Karl Adolf Eichmann (March 19, 1906 – May 31, 1962) was a German Nazi SS-Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) and one of the major organizers of the Holocaust.
Karl Adolf Eichmann (March 19, 1906 – May 31, 1962) was a German Nazi SS-Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) and one of the major organizers of the Holocaust.
Adolf Fischer
Adolf Fischer (23 July 1893 – 23 October 1947) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Adolf Fischer (23 July 1893 – 23 October 1947) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Adolf Schlagintweit
Adolf von Schlagintweit was a German botanist and explorer of Central Asia.
Adolf von Schlagintweit was a German botanist and explorer of Central Asia.
Adolf Theuer
Adolf Theuer was a German SS-Unterscharführer at Auschwitz concentration camp.
Adolf Theuer was a German SS-Unterscharführer at Auschwitz concentration camp.
Alfred Saalwächter
Alfred Saalwächter (10 January 1883 – 6 December 1945) was a German U-boat commander during World War I and General Admiral during World War II.
Alfred Saalwächter (10 January 1883 – 6 December 1945) was a German U-boat commander during World War I and General Admiral during World War II.
Anna Marie Hahn
Anna Marie Hahn (July 7, 1906 in Bavaria, Germany - December 7, 1938 at the Ohio State Penitentiary) was a German-born American serial killer.
Anna Marie Hahn (July 7, 1906 in Bavaria, Germany - December 7, 1938 at the Ohio State Penitentiary) was a German-born American serial killer.
Arno Esch
Arno Esch (February 6, 1928 – July 24, 1951) was a German liberal politician of the late 1940s in the Soviet Occupation Zone.
Arno Esch (February 6, 1928 – July 24, 1951) was a German liberal politician of the late 1940s in the Soviet Occupation Zone.
Arthur Greiser
Arthur Greiser was a Nazi German politician, SS-Obergruppenführer and Reichsstatthalter of the German-occupied territory of Wartheland.
Arthur Greiser was a Nazi German politician, SS-Obergruppenführer and Reichsstatthalter of the German-occupied territory of Wartheland.
August Schmidthuber
August Schmidthuber was an SS-Brigadeführer of the 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen from 20 January 1944 to 8 May 1945, and the 21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Skanderbeg f...
August Schmidthuber was an SS-Brigadeführer of the 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen from 20 January 1944 to 8 May 1945, and the 21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Skanderbeg f...
Bruno Hauptmann
Bruno Richard Hauptmann was a German ex-convict sentenced to death for the abduction and murder of the 20-month-old son of Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
Bruno Richard Hauptmann was a German ex-convict sentenced to death for the abduction and murder of the 20-month-old son of Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
Carl Hans Lody
Carl Hans Lody was executed as a German spy by Great Britain at the Tower of London soon after the outbreak of World War I.
Carl Hans Lody was executed as a German spy by Great Britain at the Tower of London soon after the outbreak of World War I.
Catherine Schneider
Catherine Adolphovna Schneider was a tutor at the court of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra.
Catherine Adolphovna Schneider was a tutor at the court of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra.
Dieter Wisliceny
Dieter Wisliceny was a member of the Nazi SS, and a key executioner in the final phase of the Holocaust.
Dieter Wisliceny was a member of the Nazi SS, and a key executioner in the final phase of the Holocaust.
Edith Stein
Edith Stein, also Saint Teresia Benedicta of the Cross, sometimes also known as Saint Edith Stein (October 12, 1891 – August 9, 1942), was a German Roman Catholic philosopher a...
Edith Stein, also Saint Teresia Benedicta of the Cross, sometimes also known as Saint Edith Stein (October 12, 1891 – August 9, 1942), was a German Roman Catholic philosopher a...
Elisabeth Becker
Elisabeth Becker (20 July 1923 – 4 July 1946) was a concentration camp guard in World War II.
Elisabeth Becker (20 July 1923 – 4 July 1946) was a concentration camp guard in World War II.
Ernst Boepple
Ernst Boepple was a Nazi politician.
Ernst Boepple was a Nazi politician.
Erwin Rösener
Erwin Friedrich Karl Rösener (2 February 1902 - 4 September 1946) was an SS-Obergruppenführer (General) who was responsible for mass executions of civilians in Slovenia and was posthumously ...
Erwin Friedrich Karl Rösener (2 February 1902 - 4 September 1946) was an SS-Obergruppenführer (General) who was responsible for mass executions of civilians in Slovenia and was posthumously ...
Eugen Weidmann
Eugen Weidmann (February 5, 1908 – June 17, 1939) was the last person to be publicly executed in France.
Eugen Weidmann (February 5, 1908 – June 17, 1939) was the last person to be publicly executed in France.
Eulogius Schneider
Eulogius Schneider was a Franciscan monk, professor in Bonn and Dominican in Strasbourg.
Eulogius Schneider was a Franciscan monk, professor in Bonn and Dominican in Strasbourg.
Franz Muller
Franz Müller, a German tailor, murdered Thomas Briggs in the first murder committed on a British train.
Franz Müller, a German tailor, murdered Thomas Briggs in the first murder committed on a British train.
Friedrich Hildebrandt
Friedrich Hildebrandt (19 September 1898, Parchim, Mecklenburg-Schwerin – 5 November 1948, Landsberg am Lech) was an SS Obergruppenführer, a Gauleiter and judged for war crimes in the time of th...
Friedrich Hildebrandt (19 September 1898, Parchim, Mecklenburg-Schwerin – 5 November 1948, Landsberg am Lech) was an SS Obergruppenführer, a Gauleiter and judged for war crimes in the time of th...
Friedrich Jeckeln
Friedrich August Jeckeln (2 February 1895, Hornberg, Baden – 3 February 1946) was an SS-Obergruppenführer who served as an SS and Police Leader in the occupied Soviet Union during Worl...
Friedrich August Jeckeln (2 February 1895, Hornberg, Baden – 3 February 1946) was an SS-Obergruppenführer who served as an SS and Police Leader in the occupied Soviet Union during Worl...
Friedrich Schubert
Friedrich Schubert was a Greek-speaking German sergeant of the Wehrmacht As head of the Jagdkommando Schubert, a paramilitary force terrorizing the civilian population during the Nazi occupa...
Friedrich Schubert was a Greek-speaking German sergeant of the Wehrmacht As head of the Jagdkommando Schubert, a paramilitary force terrorizing the civilian population during the Nazi occupa...
Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller
Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller (August 29, 1897 – May 20, 1947) was a General in the German army in World War II. He is notorious for having been the most brutal commander of occupied Crete, wh...
Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller (August 29, 1897 – May 20, 1947) was a General in the German army in World War II. He is notorious for having been the most brutal commander of occupied Crete, wh...
George Atzerodt
George Andreas Atzerodt was a conspirator, with John Wilkes Booth, in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
George Andreas Atzerodt was a conspirator, with John Wilkes Booth, in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
George Engel
George Engel (April 15, 1836November 11, 1887) was an anarchist and labor union activist executed after the Haymarket riot, along with Albert Parsons, August Spies, and Adolph Fischer.
George Engel (April 15, 1836November 11, 1887) was an anarchist and labor union activist executed after the Haymarket riot, along with Albert Parsons, August Spies, and Adolph Fischer.
Gerda Steinhoff
Gerda Steinhoff born in Danzig-Langfuhr, was a Nazi concentration camp overseer following the 1939 German invasion of Poland.
Gerda Steinhoff born in Danzig-Langfuhr, was a Nazi concentration camp overseer following the 1939 German invasion of Poland.
Gerhard Flesch
Gerhard Friedrich Ernst Flesch (8 October 1909 - 28 February 1948) was a German Nazi executed for war crimes, specifically the torture and murder of members of the Norwegian resistance movement.
Gerhard Friedrich Ernst Flesch (8 October 1909 - 28 February 1948) was a German Nazi executed for war crimes, specifically the torture and murder of members of the Norwegian resistance movement.
Guenther Podola
Guenther Fritz Erwin Podola (8 February 1929 – 5 November 1959) was a German-born petty thief, and the last man to be hanged in Britain for killing a police officer.
Guenther Fritz Erwin Podola (8 February 1929 – 5 November 1959) was a German-born petty thief, and the last man to be hanged in Britain for killing a police officer.
Günther Tribukait
Günther Tribukait (sometimes referred to as Tribukeit or Tribukayt) was a German Colonel (Oberst) during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Günther Tribukait (sometimes referred to as Tribukeit or Tribukayt) was a German Colonel (Oberst) during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Hans Aumeier
Hans Aumeier was a Nazi war criminal, an SS-Sturmbannführer and the deputy commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp.
Hans Aumeier was a Nazi war criminal, an SS-Sturmbannführer and the deputy commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp.
Hans B. Schmidt
Hans B. Schmidt (died February 18, 1916) was a Roman Catholic priest, the only one to receive the death penalty in the United States.
Hans B. Schmidt (died February 18, 1916) was a Roman Catholic priest, the only one to receive the death penalty in the United States.
Hans Biebow
Hans Biebow (December 18, 1902 – April 24, 1947) was the chief of German Nazi administration of the Łódź Ghetto in occupied Poland.
Hans Biebow (December 18, 1902 – April 24, 1947) was the chief of German Nazi administration of the Łódź Ghetto in occupied Poland.
Hans Hellmann
Hans Gustav Adolf Hellmann (October 14, 1903 – May 29, 1938) was a German theoretical physicist.
Hans Gustav Adolf Hellmann (October 14, 1903 – May 29, 1938) was a German theoretical physicist.
Hans Schmidt (priest)
Hans B. Schmidt (died February 18, 1916) was a Roman Catholic priest, the only one to receive the death penalty in the United States.
Hans B. Schmidt (died February 18, 1916) was a Roman Catholic priest, the only one to receive the death penalty in the United States.
Hartwig von Ludwiger
Gottlob Hartwig Alfred Michael von Ludwiger (known as Hartwig von Ludwiger) was a German high-ranking officer during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross wi...
Gottlob Hartwig Alfred Michael von Ludwiger (known as Hartwig von Ludwiger) was a German high-ranking officer during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross wi...
Heinrich Schwarz
Heinrich Schwarz was an SS-Hauptsturmfűhrer and concentration camp officer who served as commandant of Auschwitz III-Monowitz in Nazi-occupied Poland and Natzweiler-Struthof in Alsace-Lorraine.
Heinrich Schwarz was an SS-Hauptsturmfűhrer and concentration camp officer who served as commandant of Auschwitz III-Monowitz in Nazi-occupied Poland and Natzweiler-Struthof in Alsace-Lorraine.
Helmuth von Pannwitz
Helmuth von Pannwitz was a German general who distinguished himself as a cavalry officer during the First and the Second World Wars.
Helmuth von Pannwitz was a German general who distinguished himself as a cavalry officer during the First and the Second World Wars.
Jakob Sporrenberg
Jakob Sporrenberg was a SS Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Polizei in Minsk, Russia and Lublin, Poland.
Jakob Sporrenberg was a SS Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Polizei in Minsk, Russia and Lublin, Poland.
Jenny-Wanda Barkmann
Jenny-Wanda Barkmann was a Nazi concentration camp guard.
Jenny-Wanda Barkmann was a Nazi concentration camp guard.
Johann Friedrich Struensee
Count Johann Friedrich Struensee (5 August 1737 – 28 April 1772) was a German doctor.
Count Johann Friedrich Struensee (5 August 1737 – 28 April 1772) was a German doctor.
Johann Otto Hoch
Johann Otto Hoch is the most famous and last-used alias of a German-born murderer and bigamist, John Schmidt.
Johann Otto Hoch is the most famous and last-used alias of a German-born murderer and bigamist, John Schmidt.
Josef Bühler
Josef Bühler was a Nazi war criminal, secretary and deputy governor to the Nazi-controlled General Government in Kraków during World War II.
Josef Bühler was a Nazi war criminal, secretary and deputy governor to the Nazi-controlled General Government in Kraków during World War II.
Josef Jakobs
Corporal Josef Jakobs was a German spy, who was executed by firing squad in the Tower of London during the Second World War after conviction under the Treachery Act 1940.
Corporal Josef Jakobs was a German spy, who was executed by firing squad in the Tower of London during the Second World War after conviction under the Treachery Act 1940.
Jürgen Stroop
Jürgen Stroop,, was a high-ranking Nazi Party and SS official during World War II. He was best known for his role in liquidating the Warsaw Ghetto and for writing, "the Warsaw Ghetto is no more."
Jürgen Stroop,, was a high-ranking Nazi Party and SS official during World War II. He was best known for his role in liquidating the Warsaw Ghetto and for writing, "the Warsaw Ghetto is no more."
Karl LaGrand
The LaGrand case was a legal action heard before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which concerned the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
The LaGrand case was a legal action heard before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which concerned the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
Karl von Oberkamp
SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Karl Ferdinand Reichsritter von Oberkamp (1893 - 1947) was a German Heer and Waffen-SS officer who commanded the 7.
SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Karl Ferdinand Reichsritter von Oberkamp (1893 - 1947) was a German Heer and Waffen-SS officer who commanded the 7.
Kurt Daluege
Kurt Daluege was a German Nazi SS-Oberstgruppenführer and Generaloberst der Polizei as chief of the Ordnungspolizei and ruled the Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia as Deputy Protector after Reinh...
Kurt Daluege was a German Nazi SS-Oberstgruppenführer and Generaloberst der Polizei as chief of the Ordnungspolizei and ruled the Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia as Deputy Protector after Reinh...
Ludwig Fischer (Nazi)
Dr. Ludwig Fischer was a German National Socialist lawyer, politician and a convicted war criminal.
Dr. Ludwig Fischer was a German National Socialist lawyer, politician and a convicted war criminal.
Quirinus Kuhlmann
Quirinus Kuhlmann (February 25, 1651 – October 4, 1689) was a German Baroque poet and mystic.
Quirinus Kuhlmann (February 25, 1651 – October 4, 1689) was a German Baroque poet and mystic.
Rudolf Höss
Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Höss (also spelled Höß, sometimes spelled in English as Hoess; 25 November 1900 – 16 April 1947) was an SS-Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel), and fr...
Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Höss (also spelled Höß, sometimes spelled in English as Hoess; 25 November 1900 – 16 April 1947) was an SS-Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel), and fr...
Ruth Elfriede Hildner
Ruth Elfriede Hildner (November 1, 1919 – May 2, 1947) was a guard at several Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
Ruth Elfriede Hildner (November 1, 1919 – May 2, 1947) was a guard at several Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
Siegfried Fehmer
Siegfried Wolfgang Fehmer was a German Gestapo officer during World War II. He was stationed in Norway during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, and at the end of the war he was a Krimi...
Siegfried Wolfgang Fehmer was a German Gestapo officer during World War II. He was stationed in Norway during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, and at the end of the war he was a Krimi...
Siegfried Kasche
Siegfried Kasche was German SA Obergruppenführer and ambassador of the Third Reich to the allied Independent State of Croatia during the Second World War.
Siegfried Kasche was German SA Obergruppenführer and ambassador of the Third Reich to the allied Independent State of Croatia during the Second World War.
Walter LaGrand
The LaGrand case was a legal action heard before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which concerned the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
The LaGrand case was a legal action heard before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which concerned the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
Wanda Klaff
Wanda Klaff (March 6, 1922 – July 4, 1946) was a Nazi camp overseer.
Wanda Klaff (March 6, 1922 – July 4, 1946) was a Nazi camp overseer.