Gerhard Palitzsch

Gerhard Palitzsch
Born(1913-06-13)13 June 1913
Großopitz, German Empire
Died7 December 1944(1944-12-07) (aged 31)[1]
Cause of deathKilled in action
Political partyNazi Party
Criminal statusDeceased
Conviction(s)Racial defilement
Theft
Criminal penaltyImprisonment; commuted to service in a penal battalion
SS service
Service / branchDeath's Head Units
Years of service1933–November 1944[1]
RankHauptscharführer
Commands

Gerhard Palitzsch (17 June 1913 – 7 December 1944) was a German non-commissioned officer (NCO) of the SS. He was notorious for his brutal treatment of prisoners in Auschwitz concentration camp.[2]

  1. ^ a b Klee 2011, p. 448.
  2. ^ Bogacka 2012, pp. 139–166.