Horst Fischer
German physician (1912–1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Horst Paul Silvester Fischer (31 December 1912 – 8 July 1966) was a German medical doctor and member of the SS who participated in selections in Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during World War II.[1] He selected at least 70,000 prisoners to be gassed, then supervised their gassings. Although he avoided immediate detection after the war, Fischer's crimes came to light in the late 1950s. After tracking him down, Fischer was arrested by East German secret police officials in 1965. In a high-profile public case tried directly by the Supreme Court of East Germany, Fischer, the highest-ranking concentration camp doctor to ever stand trial in front of a German court, was found guilty of crimes against humanity and condemned to death. He was executed by guillotine in 1966.
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Horst Fischer | |
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Born | Horst Paul Silvester Fischer (1912-12-31)31 December 1912 |
Died | (1966-07-08)8 July 1966 (aged 53) |
Cause of death | Execution by guillotine |
Occupation | Physician |
Political party | Nazi Party |
Criminal status | Executed |
Children | 4 |
Motive | Nazism |
Conviction(s) | Crimes against humanity |
Criminal penalty | Death |
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Victims | 70,000+ |
Span of crimes | November 1942 – 1945 |
Country | German-occupied Poland |
Location(s) | Auschwitz concentration camp |
Date apprehended | 11 June 1965 |
SS career | |
Allegiance | Germany |
Service/ | Waffen-SS |
Years of service | 1933–1945 |
Rank | Hauptsturmführer |
Unit | SS-Totenkopfverbände |