70 years ago on this date, 29 May 1946, a Nazi War Criminal, Martin Gottfried Weiss, was executed by hanging.
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| SS-Obersturmbannführer Weiss in custody |
SS-Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) Martin Gottfried Weiss alternatively spelled Weiß (3 June 1905– 29 May 1946) was the Commandant of Dachau concentration camp in 1945 at the time of his arrest. He also served as the commandant of Neuengamme concentration camp from April 1940 until September 1942, and the Majdanek death camp's fourth commandant from November 1943 until May 1944.