Roland Puhr
Roland Puhr | |
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Puhr during his time in the SS | |
| Born | 21 January 1914 |
| Died | 15 April 1964 (aged 50) |
| Cause of death | Execution by guillotine |
| Political party | Nazi Party |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Motive | Nazism |
| Convictions | War crimes Crimes against humanity |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 30–40+ |
Span of crimes | 1938–1945 |
| Country | Germany and Channel Islands |
| Locations | Sachsenhausen concentration camp Lager Sylt |
Date apprehended | June 1963 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Germany |
| Branch | Schutzstaffel |
| Service years | 1938–1945 |
| Rank | Unterscharführer |
| Unit | SS-Totenkopfverbände |
Roland Puhr (21 January 1914 – 15 April 1964) was an SS-Oberscharführer who committed numerous atrocities at Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II. After the war, he settled down in East Germany using forged papers. Puhr was exposed as a war criminal in 1963, and executed the following year.