Erich Naumann
Erich Naumann | |
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Naumann's mugshot after his indictment for the Nuremberg Military Tribunal (July 1947) | |
| Born | 29 April 1905 Meissen, Saxony, German Empire |
| Died | 7 June 1951 (aged 46) Landsberg Prison, Landsberg am Lech, West Germany |
| Criminal status | Executed by hanging |
| Motive | Nazism |
| Convictions | Crimes against humanity War crimes Membership in a criminal organization |
| Trial | Einsatzgruppen trial |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 95,000+ |
Span of crimes | 1939–1944 |
| Country | Poland, Belarusian SSR, Russian SFSR, and Netherlands |
| SS career | |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Schutzstaffel |
| Rank | SS-Brigadeführer |
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Erich Naumann (29 April 1905 – 7 June 1951) was an SS-Brigadeführer and member of the SD. Naumann had a key role in the Holocaust in Eastern Europe as the commander of Einsatzgruppe VI and the commander of Einsatzgruppe B. A convicted war criminal, Naumann was sentenced to death and hanged on 7 June 1951.
He was married to Elisabeth Hauptvogel since 18 July 1928. They had one son, Wolfram Naumann, born 2 September 1931.