Gustav Sorge

Gustav Sorge
Personal details
Born24 April 1911
German Empire
Died3 October 1978 (aged 67)
Bochum Prison, West Germany
SS paramilitary career
Allegiance Nazi Germany
BranchDeath's Head Units (Totenkopfverbände)
RankMaster sergeant (Hauptscharführer)

Gustav Hermann Sorge (24 April 1911 – 3 October 1978), nicknamed "Der eiserne Gustav" ("Iron Gustav") for his brutality, was an SS senior NCO (Hauptscharführer). He was initially a guard at Esterwegen concentration camp in the Emsland region of Germany. Later on, he was assigned to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp.