Martin Hellinger
German dentist and SS officer in several concentration camps (1904–1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Martin Karl Hellinger (17 July 1904 – 13 August 1988) was a German Nazi dentist who in 1943 was assigned to work at the concentration camp for women at Ravensbrück, with the duty of removing dental gold from those killed at the camp.
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Dr. Martin Karl Hellinger | |
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Born | (1904-07-17)17 July 1904 |
Died | 13 August 1988 (aged 84) |
Criminal status | Deceased |
Conviction(s) | War crimes |
Trial | Hamburg Ravensbrück trials |
Criminal penalty | 15 years imprisonment |
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Years of service | 1933–45 |
Rank | Hauptsturmführer |
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At the first Ravensbrück trial, beginning in 1946, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison. He was released in 1954 and given funds by the West German government to re-establish a dental practice. Details of his later life are unknown.