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Liebehenschel, Arthur

Date of birth:
November 25th, 1901 (Posen/Provinz Posen, German Empire)
Date of death:
January 28th, 1948 (Krakow/Malopolskie, Poland)
Service number:
29254
Nationality:
German

Biography

SS-Obersturmbannführer Arthur Liebehenschel was the commander of KZ Auschwitz and Majdanek He was hanged after the war for his crimes against humanity.

Military career:
? : Feldwebel
1919: Oberfeldwebel
9 November 1933: SS-Untersturmführer
15 June 1934: SS-Obersturmführer
9 November 1934: SS-Hauptsturmführer
12 September 1937: SS-Sturmbannführer
30 January 1941: SS-Obersturmbannführer

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Ehrenwinkel der Alten Kämpfer
Ehrendegen des Reichsführers-SS
SS-Ehrenring

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