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Achtermann, Ewald
- Date of birth:
- November 20th, 1911 (Schliestedt, Germany)
- Date of death:
- March 9th, 1945
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
15.10.1940: entered the SS
04.12.1941: promoted to SS-Sturmmann
01.02.1943: promoted to SS-Rottenführer
served in the KZL Auschwitz as Kommandoführer Gasbunker II and Krematorien
09.03.1945: MIA
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Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2.Klasse mit Schwertern
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- SS- Rottenführer (Corporal)
- Awarded on:
- April 20th, 1943
Sources
- - Achtermann Edwald
Auschwitz – Täter, Gehilfen, Opfer und was aus ihnen wurde: Ein Personenlexikon - Ernst Klee
- Achtermann Ewald
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