Irmgard Furchner
Irmgard Furchner | |
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Furchner in 1944 | |
| Born | Irmgard Dirksen 29 May 1925 Kalthof, Free City of Danzig |
| Died | 14 January 2025 (aged 99) Quickborn, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
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| Known for | Working at the Stutthof concentration camp |
| Spouse |
Heinz Gerhard Furchner
(died 1972) |
| Convictions | Accessory to murder (11,412 counts) Accessory to attempted murder (18 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Two-year suspended jail term |
Irmgard Magdalene Furchner (née Dirksen; 29 May 1925 – 14 January 2025) was a German war criminal. She was a concentration camp secretary and stenographer at the Stutthof concentration camp, where she worked for camp commandant Paul-Werner Hoppe. In 2021, at the age of 96, she was charged with 11,412 counts of accessory to murder and 18 additional counts of accessory to attempted murder, and in December 2022, she was found guilty and sentenced to a suspended jail term of two years. Her conviction was upheld by the German Federal Court of Justice in August 2024. She is likely to be the last person ever to be tried for Holocaust related crimes.