Elisabeth Hasse (December 24, 1917[1] – October 3, 1946) was a Nazi SS female supervisor and guard at Auschwitz concentration camp.[2][3][4][5]

Life

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Hasse worked as director of the women's work detail at Rajsko, Auschwitz sub-camp, and was posted to Auschwitz concentration camp in October 1942.[1] She was known for her brutal treatment of prisoners in the concentration camps.[1][6] After the war, she was tried by a Soviet military tribunal, found guilty of war crimes, sentenced to death, and executed.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Długoborski, Wacław; Piper, Franciszek (2000). Auschwitz, 1940-1945: The establishment and organization of the camp. Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. p. 287. ISBN 978-83-85047-87-2.
  2. ^ Anna Molnar Hegedus (1 September 2014). As The Lilacs Bloomed. Azrieli Foundation. pp. 195–. ISBN 978-1-897470-81-7.
  3. ^ Frankfurter, Bernhard (2000-02-01). The Meeting: An Auschwitz Survivor Confronts an SS Physician. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 978-0-8156-0604-8.
  4. ^ Auschwitz 1940-1945: central issues in the history of the camp. The ... - Aleksander Lasik - Google Books
  5. ^ Czech, Danuta (1990). Auschwitz Chronicle, 1939-1945. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-85043-291-3.
  6. ^ Gutman, Yisrael; Berenbaum, Michael (1998). Anatomy of the Auschwitz Death Camp. Indiana University Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-0-253-20884-2.
  7. ^ "SS-Aufseherinnen Haase - Axis History Forum". forum.axishistory.com. Retrieved 2022-06-11.