Commanders at Flossenburg:
Karl Fritzch- SS Obersturmbannfuhrer- 1939- 1942 (Camp Commander)
-was a career SS officer
-known for his creative methods of torture
-first to envision and implement the use of Zyklon B gas for mass murders
-decided that prisoners who attempted escape would be sentenced to death by starvation
-known to "run a tight ship" (even his fellow guards feared him)
Egon Zill - SS Sturmbannfuhrer- 1943
-rose from up in ranks by being cruel and strict
-used dogs to inure prisoners
-later found to be corrupt and stole money from the camp
Max Koegel - SS Obersturmbannfuhrer- 1943-1945
-ran women's labor region of camp
-oversaw and kept the prisoners in line
-Karl Kuntsler, Jacob Weisborn also prominent gaurds
(Holocaust Research Project)
Karl Fritzch- SS Obersturmbannfuhrer- 1939- 1942 (Camp Commander)
-was a career SS officer
-known for his creative methods of torture
-first to envision and implement the use of Zyklon B gas for mass murders
-decided that prisoners who attempted escape would be sentenced to death by starvation
-known to "run a tight ship" (even his fellow guards feared him)
Egon Zill - SS Sturmbannfuhrer- 1943
-rose from up in ranks by being cruel and strict
-used dogs to inure prisoners
-later found to be corrupt and stole money from the camp
Max Koegel - SS Obersturmbannfuhrer- 1943-1945
-ran women's labor region of camp
-oversaw and kept the prisoners in line
-Karl Kuntsler, Jacob Weisborn also prominent gaurds
(Holocaust Research Project)
Jacob Weiseborn
Holocaustresearchproject.com. Web, 11/3/2013
Karl Kunstler
Rememberme.ws. Web. 11/3/2013
Rememberme.ws. Web. 11/3/2013
Karl Fritzch
nhsjrotc.com. Web. 11/3/2013
nhsjrotc.com. Web. 11/3/2013
Egon Zill
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Redcap70.net. Web. 11/3/2013
Max Koegel
Rememberme.ws. Web. 11/3/2013
Rememberme.ws. Web. 11/3/2013