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Vetter, Hellmut Waldemar "Beast of Auschwitz"

    Date of birth:
    March 22nd, 1910 (Rastenberg, Germany)
    Date of death:
    February 2nd, 1949 (Landsberg prison, Landsberg am Lech, Germany)
    Buried on:
    Graves German War Criminals (Spöttinger Friedhof)
    Service number:
    126917
    Nationality:
    German

    Biography

    Rank: SS-Hauptsturmführer. SS doctor in Auschwitz. Hanged after the war.

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    Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2.Klasse mit Schwertern

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    SS-Obersturmführer (Lieutenant)
    Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2.Klasse mit Schwertern

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
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