Franz Hössler
Franz Hössler Franz Hößler | |
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Franz Hößler in British custody, August 1945 | |
| Born | 4 February 1906 Oberdorf, German Empire |
| Died | 13 December 1945 (aged 39) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Motive | Nazism |
| Conviction | War crimes |
| Trial | Belsen trial |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Schutzstaffel |
| Years of service | 1933–45 |
| Rank | SS-Obersturmführer |
| Service number | NSDAP #1,374,713 SS #41,940 |
| Unit | SS-Totenkopfverbände |
| Commands | Schutzhaftlagerführer Auschwitz Schutzhaftlagerführer Mittelwerk Schutzhaftlagerführer Bergen-Belsen |
Franz Hößler, also Franz Hössler (German: [ˈfʁants ˈhœslɐ] ⓘ; 4 February 1906 – 13 December 1945) was a Nazi German SS-Obersturmführer and Schutzhaftlagerführer at the Auschwitz-Birkenau, Dora-Mittelbau and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps during World War II. Captured by the Allies at the end of the war, Hößler was charged with war crimes in the First Bergen-Belsen Trial, found guilty, and sentenced to death. He was executed by hanging at Hameln Prison in 1945.