Camp Men

SS-Sturmbannführer Paul Werner Hoppe, Stutthof & Oranienburg

Paul Werner Hoppe

Kommandant at Stutthof (1942-1945.) Won the Iron Cross First Class, while serving in the SS Totenkopf Division.  He was sentenced to nine years imprisonment, released in 1966 and died in July 1974.  After the war, he stated about the Final Solution, “All this never happened.  It’s all lies.” (see 2,000 Quotes.)

SS-Sturmbannführer Paul Werner Hoppe, Stutthof & Oranienburg2015-09-09T20:07:13-05:00

SS-Obersturmbannführer Max Pauly, Stutthof & Neuengamme

Max Pauly

Kommandant at Stutthof (1941-1942) and Neuengamme (1942-1945.)  Some 65,000 to 85,000 persons perished at Stutthof during the war, while 40,000 to 56,000 died at Neuengamme.  Max Pauly was hanged on October 8, 1948 at Hameln, Germany, probably by the British hangman Albert Pierrepoint.

SS-Obersturmbannführer Max Pauly, Stutthof & Neuengamme2015-09-09T20:08:59-05:00

SS-Oberführer Heinrich Deubel, Dachau & Columbia Haus

Heinrich Deubel

Kommandant at Dachau (1934-1936) and Columbia Haus (1936-1937.)   He left the SS in 1937 and played no active role in the war.  German authorities decline to prosecute him after the war.  Deubel died on October 2, 1962 in Dingolfing, Germany.

SS-Oberführer Heinrich Deubel, Dachau & Columbia Haus2015-09-09T20:10:03-05:00

SS-Sturmbannführer Hans Hüttig, Natzweiler, Herzogenbusch, Buchenwald & Flossenbürg

Hans Hüttig

Kommandant at Natzweiler (1942) and Herzogenbusch (1943-1944.)  He also served in four other camps during his career. About 17,000 persons died at Natzweiler during the war, while the number, who died at Herzogenbusch remains unknown. At the end of the war, was assigned to the 34th SS Division.  He was sentenced to Life imprisonment but was released in 1956.  He died in 1980.

SS-Sturmbannführer Hans Hüttig, Natzweiler, Herzogenbusch, Buchenwald & Flossenbürg2015-09-09T20:11:20-05:00
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