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517 Notable deaths
by hanging to death
Ulrich Wilhelm Graf Schwerin von Schwanenfeld
German resistance member (1902-1944).
Born December 21st, 1902 in Copenhagen.
Died September 8th, 1944 at 41 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Greta Bösel
German nurse, camp guard at concentration camp ravensbrück (1908-1947).
Born May 9th, 1908 in Elberfeld.
Died May 2nd, 1947 at 38 years old in Hamelin (hanging to death).
Siegfried Kasche
German politician (1903-1947).
Died June 19th, 1947 at 44 years old in Zagreb (hanging to death).
Franz Fuchs
Austrian serial killer (1949–2000).
Born December 12th, 1949 in Gralla.
Died February 26th, 2000 at 50 years old in Graz (hanging to death).
Friedrich Entress
German ss-doctor (1914-1947).
Born December 8th, 1914 in Poznań. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1947 at 32 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).
Gu Cheng
Chinese poet (1956–1993).
Born September 24th, 1956 in Beijing.
Died October 8th, 1993 at 37 years old in Auckland (hanging to death).
Cesare Battisti
Italian irrendentist (1875-1916).
Born February 4th, 1875 in Trento.
Died July 13th, 1916 at 41 years old in Trento (hanging to death).
Alfred Trzebinski
Ss-physician at the auschwitz, majdanek and neuengamme concentration camps in nazi germany.
Born August 29th, 1902 in Jutrosin.
Died October 8th, 1946 at 44 years old in Hamelin (hanging to death).
Gustav Simon
German politician (1900-1945).
Born August 2nd, 1900 in Saarbrücken. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1945 at 45 years old in Paderborn (hanging to death). [ref]
Paul von Hase
German general (1885–1944).
Born July 24th, 1885 in Hanover.
Died August 8th, 1944 at 59 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
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