Wilhelm Boger
Wilhelm Friedrich Boger | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 December 1906 |
| Died | 3 April 1977 (aged 70) |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Convictions | Murder (114 counts) Accessory to murder (1000 counts) |
| Trial | Frankfurt Auschwitz trials |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment with hard labour |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Schutzstaffel |
| Rank | SS-Hauptsturmführer |
Wilhelm Friedrich Boger (19 December 1906 – 3 April 1977), known as "The Tiger of Auschwitz", was a German police commissioner and concentration camp overseer. He gained infamy for the atrocities he committed at Auschwitz, including torturing prisoners using a device known as the "Boger swing".