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Fritz Hartjenstein | |
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Born | 3 July 1905 |
Died | 20 October 1954 | (aged 49)
Criminal status | Deceased |
Conviction(s) | British Military War crimes French Military Crimes against humanity |
Criminal penalty | Death |
SS service | |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service | SS-Totenkopfverbände |
Years of service | 1938–1945 |
Rank | SS-Hauptsturmführer |
Commands | commandant of Birkenau (1942) |
Friedrich Hartjenstein (3 July 1905 – 20 October 1954) was a German SS functionary and war criminal. A member of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, he served at various Nazi concentration camps such as Auschwitz and Sachsenhausen. After the Second World War, he was tried and found guilty of murder and crimes against humanity.