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.

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
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Photos on Same Day 17 Apr 1945
Photos at Same Place Bergen-Belsen, Germany
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