Eduard Roschmann | |
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| Born | Eduard Roschmann 25 November 1908 |
| Died | 8 August 1977 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | |
| Other names | Federico/Frederico Wegener/Wagner |
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| Political party | NSDAP |
| Criminal charges | |
| Military career | |
| Nickname(s) | The Butcher of Riga |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Schutzstaffel |
| Years of service | 1939–45 |
| Rank | SS-Hauptsturmführer |
| Service number | SS #152,681 |
Eduard Roschmann (25 November 1908 – 8 August 1977) was an Austrian Nazi SS-Obersturmführer[1] and commandant of the Riga Ghetto during 1943. He was responsible for numerous murders and other atrocities. As a result of a fictionalized portrayal in the novel The Odessa File by Frederick Forsyth and its subsequent film adaptation, Roschmann came to be known as the "Butcher of Riga".[2]
- ^ Ezergailis (1996), pp. 152, 382.
- ^ Schneider (1995), p. 78.