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318 Notable deaths
by hanging
Willi Münzenberg
German politician (1889-1940).
Born August 14th, 1889 in Erfurt. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1940 at 51 years old in Saint-Marcellin (hanging).
Helmuth James Graf von Moltke
German resistance fighter.
Born March 11th, 1907 in Krzyżowa, Świdnica County. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1945 at 37 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging). [ref]
Maximilian Grabner
Ss officer.
Born October 2nd, 1905 in Vienna.
Died January 28th, 1948 at 42 years old in Kraków (hanging).
August Eigruber
Austrian nazi politician, gauleiter of oberdonau and landeshauptmann of upper austria (1907-1947).
Born April 16th, 1907 in Steyr.
Died May 28th, 1947 at 40 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging).
Tron
German hacker and phreaker.
Born June 8th, 1972 in West Berlin.
Died October 17th, 1998 at 26 years old in Neukölln (hanging).
Sergei Bunyachenko
Red army officer defector and nazi collaborator (1902–1946).
Born October 5th, 1902 in Korovyakovka.
Died August 1st, 1946 at 43 years old in Moscow (hanging).
Elsa Ehrich
Female nazi war criminal.
Born March 8th, 1914 in Bredereiche.
Died October 26th, 1948 at 34 years old in Lublin (hanging).
Helmuth von Pannwitz
German general (1898-1947).
Born October 14th, 1898 in Bodzanowice.
Died January 16th, 1947 at 48 years old in Moscow (hanging).
Eric Muhsfeldt
Ss officer (1913-1948).
Born February 18th, 1913 in Hennigsdorf.
Died January 28th, 1948 at 34 years old in Kraków (hanging).
Harro Schulze-Boysen
German officer, commentator, and german resistance fighter.
Born September 2nd, 1909 in Kiel.
Died December 22nd, 1942 at 33 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
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