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Amon Göth

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Amon Göth

Amon Leopold Göth (German: [ˈɡøːt] ; 11 December 1908 – 13 September 1946) was an Austrian SS functionary and war criminal. He served as the commandant of the Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp in Płaszów in German-occupied Poland for most of the camp's existence during World War II. Göth was tried after the war by the Supreme National Tribunal of Poland at Kraków and was found guilty of personally ordering the imprisonment, torture, and extermination of individuals and groups of people. He was also convicted of homicide, the first such conviction at a war crimes trial, for "personally killing, maiming and torturing a substantial, albeit unidentified number of people." Göth was executed by hanging not far from the former site of the Płaszów camp. The 1993 film Schindler's List, in which Göth is portrayed by Ralph Fiennes, depicts his running of the Płaszów concentration camp.

Infobox

Born
Amon Leopold Göth(1908-12-11)11 December 1908Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died
13 September 1946(1946-09-13) (aged 37)Montelupich Prison, Kraków, Poland
Cause of death
Execution by hanging
Known for
Commandant of Płaszów labour camp
Criminal status
Executed
Spouses
mw- Olga Janauschek (m. 1934, 1938; div. 1944)
Partner
Ruth Irene Kalder
Children
4
Conviction
Crimes against humanity
Trial
Supreme National Tribunal
Criminal penalty
Death
Nickname
The Butcher of Płaszów
Allegiance
Nazi Germany
Branch
Schutzstaffel
Years of service
1930–1945
Rank
Hauptsturmführer
Unit
SS-Totenkopfverbände
Commands
Płaszów labour camp
Service years
1930–1945

Tables

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Preceded byNone
Preceded byNone
Military offices
Preceded byNone
Military offices
Commandant of Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp 11 February 1943 – 13 September 1944
Military offices
Succeeded bySS-Obersturmführer Arnold Büscher
Military offices
Preceded byNone
Commandant of Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp 11 February 1943 – 13 September 1944
Succeeded bySS-Obersturmführer Arnold Büscher

References

  1. Alternative spelling Goeth
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