Erich Naumann

Erich Naumann
Naumann's mugshot after his indictment for the Nuremberg Military Tribunal (July 1947)
Born29 April 1905
Died7 June 1951 (aged 46)
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Criminal statusExecuted
MotiveNazism
ConvictionsCrimes against humanity
War crimes
Membership in a criminal organization
TrialEinsatzgruppen trial
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
Victims95,000+
Span of crimes
1939–1944
CountryPoland, Belarusian SSR, Russian SFSR, and Netherlands
SS career
AllegianceNazi Germany
BranchSchutzstaffel
RankSS-Brigadeführer
Commands

Erich Naumann (29 April 1905 – 7 June 1951) was an SS-Brigadeführer and member of the SD. Naumann had a key role in the Holocaust in Eastern Europe as the commander of Einsatzgruppe VI and the commander of Einsatzgruppe B. A convicted war criminal, Naumann was sentenced to death and hanged on 7 June 1951.