Wilma Fath

Wilma Fath was known for her role as a concentration camp guard in two camps during the final phase of World War II.

Life

Wilma Fath was born on October 8, 1913 in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland. Before she became a guard, her life was mostly uneventful.

Camps

On September 19, 1944 she reported to the Ravensbrück camp to begin her training to be a camp matron, and three weeks later, when her training ended, she began work as an Aufseherin. Soon after her training was completed, Wilma was assigned to oversee a transport of women to the Allendorf subcamp of Buchenwald. She stayed in that post until the Americans closed in on the camp in April 1945, and she fled back home.

Post-war

After the war, Fath was netted in a de-Nazification hearing and asked about her role in the two camps. She repeatedly denied participating in the maltreatment of camp inmates and was never prosecuted by the US court.