Josef Oberhauser | |
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 Josef Oberhauser at his trial | |
| Born | 20 September 1915 |
| Died | 22 November 1979 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | SS commander |
| Known for | Crimes at the Bełżec extermination camp |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Motive | Nazism |
| Conviction(s) | West Germany Accessory to murder (450,000 counts) East Germany Crimes against humanity Accessory to crimes against humanity |
| Criminal penalty | West Germany 4.5 years imprisonment with hard labor East Germany 15 years imprisonment |
Josef Kaspar Oberhauser (20 September 1915 – 22 November 1979) was a low-ranking German SS commander during the Nazi era. He participated in Action T4 and Operation Reinhard. Oberhauser was the only person to be successfully convicted of crimes committed at the Belzec extermination camp. He was charged with 450,000 counts of accessory to murder and sentenced to 4.5 years imprisonment during the Belzec Trial of 1964.[1]