Josef Oberhauser (war criminal)
- Josef Oberhauser (war criminal)
Josef Oberhauser (born 20 September 1915 in Munich, Germany, died 1979) was the only person to be successfully convicted for war crimes committed at the Belzec extermination camp.
Background and career
Josef Oberhauser was born in Munich during World War I. He went on to become an agricultural labourer until he joined the SS in November 1935. Rising through the ranks of the SS, Oberhauser was a member of the "SS Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler" in 1939 and was involved in the Poland campaign. The Polish campaign saw Oberhauser promoted to the rank of SS-Oberscharführer.
Initial conviction
Josef Oberhauser was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Soviet military tribunal in East Germany for charges relating to euthanasia. He was provided with an amnesty on 28 April 1956. Following his release, Oberhauser served as a casual labourer and waiter in Munich.
Belzec
Oberhauser had been posted to Belzec from November 1941 until 1 August 1942 as the leader of guard platoon. In 1963 the Belzec trials began and Oberhauser was one of 8 defendants charged with war crimes committed there. On 30 January 1964, all of the defendants bar Oberhauser were acquitted due to the collapse of the prosecution case but re-arrested shortly thereafter. Oberhauser appeared before the court again in January 1965. He was found guilty and sentenced to 4 years and 6 months imprisonment. Oberhauser was released after serving half of his sentence. He died in 1979. Oberhauser was unwillingly filmed for Claude Lanzmann's documentary "Shoah", released in 1985.
External sources
* [http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/reinhard.html/ Jewish Virtual Library]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Josef Oberhauser — can refer to the following people:*Josef Oberhauser (bobsleigh), an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the early 1970s. *Josef Oberhauser (war criminal) (1915 79), a convicted German war criminal … Wikipedia
List of World War II topics (J) — # J XX # J Malan Heslop # J. Aird Nesbitt # J. Allen Frear, Jr. # J. B. Stoner # J. Braid # J. C. Gilbert # J. Caleb Boggs # J. Carson Mark # J. D. Salinger # J. D. Tippit # J. Douglas Blackwood # J. F. Lehmann # J. Fraser McLuskey # J. Henry… … Wikipedia
Josef Bühler — Josef Buehler (middle) in May 1941 Born 16 February 1904 (2011 02 16T19:04 … Wikipedia
Josef Mengele — Mengele redirects here. It is not to be confused with Mengler (disambiguation). Josef Mengele … Wikipedia
Bełżec extermination camp — Belzec redirects here. For the nearby town, see Bełżec. Bełżec Extermination camp Belzec extermination camp memorial … Wikipedia
Hans Frank — Hans Frank, photograph by Heinrich Hoffmann Governor General of the General Government In office 26 October 1939 – January 1945 … Wikipedia
Belzec extermination camp — Belzec (Bełżec, approximate Polish pronunciation bew zhets ) was the first of the Nazi German extermination camps created for implementing Operation Reinhard during the Holocaust. Operating in 1942, the camp was situated in occupied Poland about… … Wikipedia
The Holocaust — Holocaust and Shoah redirect here. For other uses, see Holocaust (disambiguation) and Shoah (disambiguation). Selection on … Wikipedia
Auschwitz concentration camp — Auschwitz and Auschwitz Birkenau redirect here. For the town, see Oświęcim. Distinguish from Austerlitz. Or see Auschwitz (disambiguation) Auschwitz Concentration camp … Wikipedia
Eduard Wirths — Born September 4, 1909(1909 09 04) … Wikipedia
