SS Hauptsturmfuhrer (captain) Josef Kramer, former Commandant of the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp, while under arrest by British forces, 17 Apr 1945. After trial, he was hanged 13 Dec 1945.

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Caption     SS Hauptsturmfuhrer (captain) Josef Kramer, former Commandant of the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp, while under arrest by British forces, 17 Apr 1945. After trial, he was hanged 13 Dec 1945. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Bergen-Belsen, Germany
Date 17 Apr 1945
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Source    ww2dbaseMorris Family Collection
 
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Photos on Same Day 17 Apr 1945
 
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