Roland Puhr
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Roland Puhr (21 January 1914 – 15 April 1964) was an SS-Unterscharführer who committed numerous atrocities at Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II. After the war, he settled down in East Germany using forged papers. Puhr was exposed as a war criminal in 1963, and executed the following year.
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Born | (1914-01-21)21 January 1914 |
Died | 15 April 1964(1964-04-15) (aged 50) |
Cause of death | Execution by guillotine |
Political party | Nazi Party |
Criminal status | Executed |
Motive | Nazism |
Conviction(s) | War crimes Crimes against humanity |
Criminal penalty | Death |
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Victims | 30–40+ |
Span of crimes | 1938–1945 |
Country | Germany and Channel Islands |
Location(s) | Sachsenhausen concentration camp Lager Sylt |
Date apprehended | June 1963 |
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Years of service | 1938–1945 |
Rank | Unterscharführer |
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