Organisation: Auschwitz guard

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Ex-Auschwitz guard, aged 96, fit enough to serve prison sentence, court rules

A German court has rejected the appeal of a former Auschwitz guard against serving his sentence on 300,000 counts of accessory to murder.

Wed, 29 Nov, 2017

Silence in the face of history’s worst evil

Following a ground-breaking case in Germany last week, in which a former Auschwitz guard apologised for his crimes, Andrew Nagorski looks at the refusal of many former Nazis to say sorry.

Fri, 06 May, 2016

Auschwitz guard Oskar Groening asks God for forgiveness at trial

A 94-year-old former SS sergeant who served in Auschwitz has testified that he helped the death camp function in his role sorting cash and valuables seized from Jews after they arrived in cattle-cars.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2015

89-year-old Auschwitz guard faces extradition to Germany

A former Auschwitz guard who has lived in America since 1952 is in custody facing possible extradition to Germany after being accused of helping to kill 216,000 Jewish men, women and children at the notorious Nazi death camp.

Thu, 19 Jun, 2014