Wolfram Sievers
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Born in Hildesheim on July 10, 1905, Wolfram von Sievers was an early manager (1935) of the Ahnenerbe.
He joined the NSDAP in 1929, and later worked at the Dachau concentration camp with August Hirt and became, in 1943, deputy director/conductor of the adviser of the office for realm research.
Sievers was sentenced to death in 20 August of 1947 for crimes against humanity in the Doctors' Trial, and hanged on June 2, 1948.
Sievers was also known as the "Nazi Bluebeard" for his grisly practices.
His occupation before was that of a bookseller.
[edit] References
- Michael H. Kater: Das "Ahnenerbe" der SS 1935-1945. Oldenbourg Verlag, 2001, ISBN 3-486-56529-X
- Hans-Joachim Lang: Die Namen der Nummern. Hoffmann und Campe, 2004, ISBN 3-455-09464-3
[edit] External links
- http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/imt/tgmwc/tgmwc-20/tgmwc-20-198-04.shtml Befragung beim Nürnberger Prozess (Englische Fassung)
- Kriegsverbrechergefängnis (WCP No 1) Landsberg
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