Erich Bauer | |
|---|---|
 Erich Bauer in Ordnungspolizei uniform | |
| Born | Hermann Erich Bauer 26 March 1900 |
| Died | 4 February 1980 (aged 79) |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Conviction(s) | Crimes against humanity |
| Criminal penalty | Death; commuted to life imprisonment |
| Military career | |
| Nickname(s) | Gasmeister ("Gas Master"), Badmeister ("Bath Master") |
| Service |  German Army
 Schutzstaffel |
| Years of service |  German Empire (to 1918) Nazi Germany |
| Rank | Mannschaften (to 1918) SS-Oberscharführer |
| Commands | Operated gas chambers at Sobibór Camp III; lorry driver |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | 1914 Iron Cross II class Honor Cross 1914-1918 SA Sports Badge |
| Other work | Tram conductor, laborer |
Erich Bauer[1] (26 March 1900 – 4 February 1980), sometimes referred to as "Gasmeister", was a low-level commander in the Schutzstaffel (SS) of Nazi Germany and a Holocaust perpetrator. He participated in Action T4 program and later in Operation Reinhard, when he was a gas chamber operator at Sobibór extermination camp. In 1950 he was sentenced to death, later commuted to life imprisonment.
- ^ "The Holocaust: Lest we forget: Extermination camp Sobibor". Archived from the original on 7 March 2005. Retrieved 9 April 2011.