Wilhelm Ruppert

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Friedrich Wilhelm Ruppert
Ruppert in U.S. custody
Born	(1905-02-02)February 2, 1905 Frankenthal, German Empire
Died	May 28, 1946(1946-05-28) (aged 41) Landsberg Prison, Landsberg am Lech, Allied-occupied Germany
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Political party	Nazi Party
Criminal status	Executed
Motive	Nazism
Conviction(s)	War crimes
Trial	Dachau camp trial
Criminal penalty	Death

Friedrich Wilhelm Ruppert (February 2, 1905 – May 28, 1946) was an SS-TV Obersturmbannführer (paramilitary rank equivalent to lieutenant colonel) in charge of executions at Dachau concentration camp; he was, along with others, responsible for the executions of captured British SOE agents Noor Inayat Khan, Madeleine Damerment, Eliane Plewman, and Yolande Beekman.