Wilhelm Pfannenstiel | |
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 SS-Standartenführer Wilhelm Pfannenstiel in postwar custody | |
| Born | 12 February 1890 Breslau, German Empire |
| Died | 1 November 1982 (aged 92) Marburg, Hesse, West Germany |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Schutzstaffel |
| Years of service | until 1945 |
| Rank |  SS-Standartenführer |
| Unit |  Totenkopfverbände |
Wilhelm Hermann Pfannenstiel (12 February 1890 – 1 November 1982) was a German physician, member of the Nazi Party from 1933, (NSDAP 2828629), and SS officer from 1934, (SS-Standartenführer, SS-No. 273083). In August 1942 he witnessed, together with Kurt Gerstein, the gassing of Jews in Bełżec extermination camp. He may also share responsibility with other SS officials in criminal medical experimentations on unwilling and uninformed human beings, mainly Jews prisoners in Dachau concentration camp.