Hermann Michel | |
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 Hermann Michel | |
| Nickname(s) | Preacher |
| Born | 20 February 1909 Westerkappeln, German Empire |
| Died | 8 August 1984 (aged 75)? |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Schutzstaffel |
| Rank |  SS-Oberscharführer (Staff Sergeant) |
| Unit |  SS-Totenkopfverbände |
| Commands | Sobibór extermination camp, gave speeches to trick prisoners into entering gas chambers |
| Awards | NSDAP Party Badge |
Hermann Michel (German: [ˈhɛʁman ˈmɪçl̩] ; 20 February 1909 – 8 August 1984?), sometimes referred to as "Preacher", was a Nazi and SS-Oberscharführer (Staff Sergeant). During World War II, he participated in the extermination of Jews at the Sobibór extermination camp during the Nazi operation known as Aktion Reinhard. According to the Majdanek Museum, a different person named Hermann Michel, born 23.04.1912 in Passau, served at Buchenwald, Majdanek and Sachsenhausen. This person was killed in 1944.