Arthur Liebehenschel

Arthur Liebehenschel
Born(1901-11-25)25 November 1901
Died24 January 1948(1948-01-24) (aged 46)
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Criminal statusExecuted
Children5
MotiveNazism
Conviction(s)Crimes against humanity
TrialAuschwitz trial
Criminal penaltyDeath
SS career
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branchDeath's Head Units
Years of service1934–1945
RankSS Lieutenant colonel
CommandsAuschwitz, 1 December 1943 – 8 May 1944
Majdanek, 19 May – 22 July 1944

Arthur Liebehenschel (German: [ˈaʁtuːɐ̯ ˈliːbəhɛnʃl̩] ; 25 November 1901 – 24 January 1948) was a German commandant at the Auschwitz and Majdanek concentration camps during the Holocaust. After the war, he was convicted of war crimes by the Polish government and executed in 1948.