# Martin Sommer

> Walter Gerhard Martin Sommer was a German SS Hauptscharführer who served as a guard at the concentration camps of Dachau and Buchenwald. Sommer, known as the "Hangman of Buchenwald", was considered a depraved sadist who reportedly ordered two Austrian priests, Otto Neururer and Matthias Spanlang, to be crucified upside-down.

*German master sergeant (1915–1988)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1915-02-08
- **Died:** 1988-06-07
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 50.7 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 11.3 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Martin Sommer](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Sommer)
- [مارتن سومر](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B1)
- [Martin Sommer (SS-Mitglied)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Sommer_(SS-Mitglied))
- [Martin Sommer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Sommer)
- [Martin Sommer](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Sommer)
- [Martin Sommer](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Sommer)
- [Martin Sommer](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Sommer)
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- [Martin Sommer (SS-lid)](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Sommer_(SS-lid))
- [Martin Sommer](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Sommer)
- [Зоммер, Мартин](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%2C_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD)
- [Martin Sommer](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Sommer)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75575)

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