Josef Klehr | |
|---|---|
 Klehr in custody of the Frankfurt Police | |
| Born | 17 October 1904 Langenau (now a part of Kietrz, Province of Silesia, German Empire[1] |
| Died | 23 August 1988 (aged 83) Leiferde, Lower Saxony, West Germany[1] |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Motive | Nazism |
| Conviction(s) | Murder (475 counts) Accessory to murder (2730 counts) |
| Trial | Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment with hard labour |
| Details | |
| Victims | Thousands (possibly as high as 14,000) |
Span of crimes | 1941–1945 |
| Country | German-occupied Poland |
| Location(s) | Auschwitz concentration camp |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Schutzstaffel |
| Rank | Oberscharführer, SS |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
Josef Klehr (17 October 1904 – 23 August 1988) was an SS-Oberscharführer (master sergeant), supervisor in several Nazi concentration camps and head of the SS disinfection commando at Auschwitz concentration camp.
- ^ a b "Langenau (Kietrz)". www.tenhumbergreinhard.de. Retrieved 24 February 2023.