Hermann Hackmann | |
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 Hackmann in U.S. custody (1947) | |
| Born | November 11, 1913 Osnabrück, German Empire |
| Died | August 20, 1994 (aged 80) Uslar, Germany |
| Allegiance |  Germany |
| Rank | SS-Hauptsturmführer |
Hermann Wilhelm Hackmann (November 11, 1913 – August 20, 1994) was a German war criminal, Nazi SS captain in two extermination camps during World War II. He was a roll call officer at KL Buchenwald, and lead guard in charge of the so-called protective custody at Majdanek concentration camp in German-occupied Poland. Described as a brutal man with a cynical sense of humour, Hackmann was tried three times. The first time, he was prosecuted for murder and embezzlement and sentenced to death by SS Judge Georg Konrad Morgen in connection with the Koch trial. However, Hackmann's sentence was later commuted to a prison term. He spent at least five months as a regular prisoner in Dachau concentration camp before being transferred to a penal battalion.[1][2]
- ^ David A. Hackett, The Buchenwald Report, ISBN 0-8133-3363-6, ISBN 978-0813333632.
- ^ Mailänder, Elissa (2015-03-01). Female SS Guards and Workaday Violence: The Majdanek Concentration Camp, 1942-1944. MSU Press. ISBN 978-1-62895-231-5.