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Schwarz, Heinrich (SS)

    Date of birth:
    June 14th, 1906 (München, Germany)
    Date of death:
    March 20th, 1947 (Sandweier, Germany)
    Service number:
    SS-Nr.: 16.691 // NSDAP-Nr.: 786.871
    Nationality:
    German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

    Biography

    Promotions:
    April 20th, 1937: SS-Untersturmführer;
    April 20th, 1939: SS-Obersturmführer;
    April 20th, 1943: SS-Hauptsturmführer.

    Career:
    December 1st, 1938 - June 15th, 1939: 1 SS – Standarte;
    1939: KL Mauthausen ( Abt. IV );
    October 10th, 1940: SS-Hauptamt Haushalt u. Bauten;
    April 20th, 1941: KL Mauthausen;
    September 30th, 1941: Leiter Amt I / 5 Haftlingseinsatz u. Schutzhaftlagerfuhrer – Einsatzfuhrer „E" u. Stellv. Schutzhaftlagerfuhrer / KL Auschwitz;
    February 20th, 1942: Leiter Abteilung „E";
    April 15th, 1942: Leiter Abteilung III a – Arbeitseinsatz b. KL Auschwitz;
    August 18th, 1943: II Schutzhaftlagerführer;
    October 1st, 1943: Schutzhaftlagerführer KL Auschwitz;
    November 11th, 1943: Kommandant KL Auschwitz – Monowitz;
    January 17th, 1945: Kommandant KL Natzweiler.

    Heinrich Schwarz was arrested after the war and was convicted to death for warcrimes by a French Military Court. He was executed on March 20th, 1947.

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