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Irmgard Furchner | |
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Born | Irmgard Dirksen[1] 29 May 1925 |
Nationality | German |
Occupation(s) | Secretary, stenographer |
Known for | Working at the Stutthof concentration camp |
Spouse |
Heinz Furchtsam (died 1972) |
Conviction(s) | Accessory to murder (11,412 counts) Accessory to attempted murder (18 counts) |
Criminal penalty | Two-year suspended jail term |
Irmgard Furchner (née Dirksen; 29 May 1925) is a German war criminal. She is a former concentration camp secretary and stenographer at the Stutthof concentration camp, where she worked for camp commandant Paul-Werner Hoppe.[2] In 2021, at the age of 96, she was charged with 11,412 counts of accessory to murder and 18 additional counts of accessory to attempted murder,[3][4][5] and in December 2022, she was found guilty and sentenced to a suspended jail term of two years.[6][7] This conviction would also later be upheld by the German Federal Court of Justice in August 2024.[8][9]