Elizabeth Volkenrath
Elizabeth (or Elisabeth) Volkenrath was an SS supervior at several concentration camps during World War II. She trained under SS supervisor Dorothea Binz and in 1943 went to Auschwitz Birkenau as an Aufseherin. There she took part in selections and abuse. In November of 1944 she was promoted to SS Oberaufseherin and oversaw three hangings. She later went to Bergen Belsen as supervising wardress and did nothing for the conditions there.
In April 1945 she was arrested by the British Army and sent to prison. She eventually stood trial with Irma Grese and many other Nazi guards at the infamous Belsen Trial. She was handed down a sentence of death and executed on December 13, 1945.
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Aufseherin | Blockleiterin | Erstaufseherin | Maria Mandel | Rapportaufseherin | SS-Oberaufseherin
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