Hans Lipschis (7 November 1919 – 16 June 2016)[3] was a member of the SS who worked at Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II.
Hans Lipschis | |
|---|---|
| Born | Antanas Lipšys 7 November 1919[1] |
| Died | 16 June 2016 (aged 96) |
| Known for | Alleged Nazi war crimes |
Biography
editThe Simon Wiesenthal Center alleges that he was a guard and listed him in fourth place on their most wanted list.[4] At the age of 93, Lipschis was arrested on 6 May 2013 for being complicit in murder. He was held in jail until December 2013.[5] Lipschis claimed that while he worked at Auschwitz, he was only a cook.[6] He was found to be unfit for trial in December 2013 and March 2014.[7][8] The prosecution from Stuttgart, Germany, has created virtual Auschwitz to reveal what was visible from watchtowers. To secure convictions, the prosecutors are using a mixture of testimonies and archived paperwork alongside modern techniques, including 3D modeling.[9][10]
Lipschis was born Antanas Lipšys in Lithuania in 1919 to a Protestant family.[11][12][13] In the 1950s he immigrated to Chicago in the United States, but was deported in 1983 for "lying about his Nazi past".[14] At the time of his arrest, Lipschis lived in an apartment in the southwestern German town of Aalen.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Elderly German suspected of being a Nazi guard: I was only a cook at Auschwitz". www.haaretz.com. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Die mysteriöse Vergangenheit von SS-Mann Lipschis". www.welt.de. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Gemeinschaftsblättle" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ^ "Former Auschwitz Nazi guard Hans Lipschis found in Germany". bbc.co.uk. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Germany arrests 'former Auschwitz guard' Hans Lipschis". bbc.co.uk. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Die Legende vom Koch". 28 April 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Hans Lipschis, Alleged Auschwitz Guard, Deemed Unfit For Trial". www.huffingtonpost.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "German Court Rules Auschwitz Suspect, 94, Unfit to Stand Trial". www.haaretz.com. 2 March 2014.
- ^ "Chasing Death Camp Guards With New Tools". New York Times. 5 May 2014.
- ^ "Wir können gar nicht anders als ermitteln". Legal Tribune Online (in German). 22 April 2014.
- ^ "Lipschis langer Weg von Litauen nach Auschwitz". www.welt.de. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "KZ-Aufseher wegen Beihilfe zum Mord verhaftet". www.welt.de. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Hans Lipschis – "Ich war nur Koch in Auschwitz"". www.welt.de. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Alleged Auschwitz guard, 93, arrested in Germany". USA Today. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ Bohr, Felix. "Auschwitz Trial: Late Case Raises Questions about Justice System". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
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