Dorothea Binz | |
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| Born | 16 March 1920 |
| Died | 2 May 1947 (aged 27) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Supervisor at Ravensbrück concentration camp |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Motive | Nazism Sadism |
| Conviction(s) | War crimes |
| Trial | Hamburg Ravensbrück trials |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
Dorothea "Theodora" Binz (16 March 1920 – 2 May 1947)[1] was a Nazi German officer and supervisor at Ravensbrück concentration camp during the Holocaust. She was known as one of the most brutal, ruthless and sadistic overseers and in the Nazi system.[2] She was executed for war crimes on 2 May 1947.[3]
- ^ Brown, Daniel Patrick (2002). The Camp Women: The Female Auxiliaries who Assisted the SS in Running the Nazi Concentration Camp System. Schiffer Pub. ISBN 978-0-7643-1444-5.
- ^ Bartrop, Paul R.; Grimm, Eve E. (11 January 2019). Perpetrating the Holocaust: Leaders, Enablers, and Collaborators. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 1923. ISBN 979-8-216-12767-3.
- ^ Herbermann, Nanda (2000). The Blessed Abyss: Inmate #6582 in Ravensbrück Concentration Camp for Women. Wayne State University Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-8143-2920-7.