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429 Notable deaths
by hanging
Hans Loritz
Ss officer (1895-1946).
Born December 21st, 1895 in Augsburg.
Died January 31st, 1946 at 50 years old in Neumünster (hanging).
Adolf Reichwein
German educator, economist, and cultural policymaker for the spd, and resistance fighter in nazi germany (1898-1944).
Born October 3rd, 1898 in Bad Ems. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1944 at 46 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging). [ref]
Cesare Battisti
Italian irrendentist (1875-1916).
Born February 4th, 1875 in Trento. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1916 at 41 years old in Trento (hanging).
Ljubo Miloš
Croatian fascist war criminal.
Born February 25th, 1919 in Šamac.
Died August 20th, 1948 at 29 years old in Zagreb (hanging).
Joachim Mrugowsky
German physician, ss officer, chief of hygiene institute of the waffen-ss and convicted war criminal (1905-1948).
Born August 15th, 1905 in Rathenow.
Died June 2nd, 1948 at 42 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging).
Anton Thumann
Ss officer (1912-1946).
Born October 31st, 1912 in Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm.
Died October 8th, 1946 at 33 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Herbert Selpin
German film director.
Born May 29th, 1904 in Berlin.
Died August 1st, 1942 at 38 years old in Berlin (hanging). [ref]
Eduard Krebsbach
German physician and ss doctor in the nazi concentration camp in mauthausen (1894-1947).
Born August 8th, 1894 in Bonn.
Died May 28th, 1947 at 52 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging).
Karl Rahm
Nazi concentration camp commandant.
Born April 2nd, 1907 in Klosterneuburg.
Died April 30th, 1947 at 40 years old in Litoměřice (hanging).
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