Karl Weinbacher

Karl Weinbacher
Weinbacher in British custody (1945)
Born23 June 1898 (1898-06-23)
Died16 May 1946 (aged 47)
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Occupation(s)German business manager and war criminal
Criminal statusExecuted by hanging
MotiveFinancial gain
Conviction(s)War crimes
Criminal penaltyDeath penalty
Details
Victims~1.1 million (as an accomplice)
Span of crimes
1 January 1941 – 31 March 1945
CountryGermany and Poland
Location(s)Auschwitz concentration camp
Sachsenhausen concentration camp
Neuengamme concentration camp
Majdanek concentration camp
Ravensbrück concentration camp
WeaponZyklon B

Karl Weinbacher (23 June 1898 – 16 May 1946) was a German manager and war criminal who was executed after conviction by a British war tribunal following World War II. He and his boss, Bruno Tesch, were the only businessmen to be executed for their roles in Nazi atrocities and the Holocaust in Western Europe.