Alberts Eichelis
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| Born | Alberts Yanovich Eichelis 1912 Zesiskov, Russian Empire |
| Died | 1984 (aged 71–72) |
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| Known for | Nazi collaborator; directing Latvians to commit mass murders in Maltā and the Audrini massacre, during World War II |
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| Country | Latvia |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Department | District of Rēzekne |
| Branch | Militia police |
| Rank | Police chief of Rēzekne (August 26, 1941—c. 1943) |
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| Escaped | To West Germany in 1948 |
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Span of crimes | 1941–1943 |
| Country | Latvia |
| Locations | Maltā and Audrini, Rēzekne, Rositten |
| Targets | Latvian Jews, gypsies, and communists |
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Alberts Eichelis (1912–1984) was a Latvian police officer and Nazi collaborator.
In World War II Eichelis served as the chief of police in the Rēzekne district during the German occupation of Latvia. Eichelis directed the execution of Latvian Jews, gypsies, and communists. After the war, Eichelis escaped to West Germany and requests to extradite him to Latvia to face criminal charges were refused. He was tried in absentia, was convicted of murder, and sentenced to death in 1965.
At a second trial where Eichelis appeared in person, held in West Germany in 1984, it was found that he had been an accomplice of the Schutzstaffel forces that led to the execution of 170 residents of the town of Rositten, most of whom were women and children.