Wilhelm Ruppert

Friedrich Wilhelm Ruppert
Ruppert in U.S. custody (1945)
Born(1905-02-02)February 2, 1905
DiedMay 28, 1946(1946-05-28) (aged 41)
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Political partyNazi Party
Criminal statusExecuted
MotiveNazism
ConvictionWar crimes
TrialDachau camp trial
Criminal penaltyDeath

Friedrich Wilhelm Ruppert (February 2, 1905 May 28, 1946) was an SS-TV Obersturmbannführer (paramilitary rank equivalent to lieutenant colonel) in charge of executions at Dachau concentration camp; he was, along with others, responsible for the executions of captured British SOE agents Noor Inayat Khan, Madeleine Damerment, Eliane Plewman, and Yolande Beekman.