Anton Thernes
Anton Thernes | |
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Former SS-Obersturmführer Anton Thernes in front of a penal court on trial for crimes he committed at Majdanek (standing left), 1944 | |
| Born | 8 February 1892 |
| Died | 3 December 1944 (aged 52) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Conviction | War crimes |
| Trial | Majdanek trials |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Service | Schutzstaffel |
| Years of service | until 1944 |
| Rank | Obersturmführer |
| Unit | SS-Totenkopfverbände |
Anton Thernes (8 February 1892 – 3 December 1944) was a Nazi German war criminal, deputy commandant of administration at the notorious Majdanek concentration camp on the outskirts of Lublin, Poland in World War II. He was tried at the Majdanek Trials and executed on 3 December 1944, along with five other war criminals, near the gas chambers and the Majdanek crematorium.