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Arthur Liebehenschel ( German: [ˈaʁtuːɐ̯ ˈliːbəhɛnʃl̩] ⓘ; 25 November 1901 – 24 January 1948) was a German commandant at the Auschwitz and Majdanek concentration camps during the Holocaust. After the war, he was convicted of war crimes by the Polish government and executed in 1948.
Arthur Liebehenschel was a SS officer who commanded the Auschwitz Main Camp for a few months in 1943. He was executed by the Polish authorities after the war, despite his alleged humane treatment of the prisoners and his lack of involvement in any atrocities.
Arthur Liebehenschel was a high-ranking Nazi party member who served as the commandant of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp and Majdanek Extermination Camp. Liebehenschel joined the Nazi Party in 1932, and the SS ( Schutzstaffel) in 1934.
Sep 1, 2017 · A commander who has drawn less attention was Arthur Liebehenschel. Initially he made an inconspicuous career in the SS as a typical bureaucrat and he played an important role in setting up and expanding the system of concentration camps.
Arthur Liebehenschel (* 25. November 1901 in Posen; † 24. Januar 1948 in Krakau) war ein deutscher SS -Führer. Er war von November 1943 bis Mai 1944 Standortältester der SS in Auschwitz und Lagerkommandant des Stammlagers des Konzentrationslagers Auschwitz.
The best-known defendants were Arthur Liebehenschel, former commandant; Maria Mandl, head of the Auschwitz women's camps; and SS -doctor Johann Kremer. Thirty-seven other SS officers—thirty-three men and four women—who had served as guards or doctors in the camps were also tried.
Arthur Liebehenschel (listen (help · info); 25 November 1901 – 24 January 1948) was a main officer at the Auschwitz and Majdanek concentration camps in World War II. He was guilty of doing war crimes during the war.
