Franz Murer

Franz Mürer (24 January 1912 – 5 January 1994)[1] was an Austrian SS NCO (SS-Oberscharführer). Also known as the "Butcher of Vilnius", he created and ruled the Vilna Ghetto until July 1943, shortly before its liquidation.[2]

  1. ^ (in Russian) Добрый дедушка Франц из Гайсхорна, или удивительные метаморфозы Франца Мурера
  2. ^ Ilya Ehrenburg; Vasily Grossman (2003). David Patterson (ed.). The Complete Black Book of Russian Jewry. Transaction Publishers. p. 370. ISBN 9781412820073.