Wilhelm Ruppert
Friedrich Wilhelm Ruppert | |
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Ruppert in U.S. custody (1945) | |
| Born | February 2, 1905 |
| Died | May 28, 1946 (aged 41) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Political party | Nazi Party |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Motive | Nazism |
| Conviction | War crimes |
| Trial | Dachau camp trial |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
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.