Erna Beilhardt

Erna Beilhardt
Beilhardt arriving for her trial (1946)
Born(1907-02-07)7 February 1907
Died1999 (aged 91–92)
Occupation(s)Nurse, SS-Aufseherin
Organization(s)German Red Cross
National Socialist People's Welfare
Political partyNazi Party
Conviction(s)Membership in a criminal organization
TrialStutthof trials
Criminal penalty5 years imprisonment
SS career
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branch Schutzstaffel (resigned)
Years of service11 October 1944 – 20 January 1945
UnitSS-Aufseherin

Erna Beilhardt (7 February 1907 – 1999) was a German female guard at Stutthof concentration camp during the Holocaust. A member of the SS-Aufseherin, or overseer, Beilhardt was also a nurse affiliated with the German Red Cross during the last year of World War II. According to a Polish historian, the case of Beilhardt is the only known instance of an SS guard outright refusing to serve in Stutthof after receiving training.[1][2]

  1. ^ Megargee, Geoffrey; Hecker, Mel. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos. p. 1459.
  2. ^ Chudzyński, Tomasz (20 January 2023). "Jak sądzono ludzi, którzy w KL Stutthof stali się katami". Nasza Historia (in Polish). Retrieved 25 January 2023.