# Willi Herold

> Willi Herold, also known as the Executioner of Emsland, was a Nazi German war criminal. Near the end of the Second World War in Europe, Herold deserted from the Luftwaffe and, posing as a captain, organized the mass execution of German deserters held at a prison camp. He was arrested by British forces and executed for war crimes on 14 November 1946 at Wolfenbüttel Prison.

*German military personnel and chimney sweep (1925-1946)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/willi-herold

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1925-09-11
- **Died:** 1946-11-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 56.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.7 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 15.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 9.6 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [威利·赫罗德](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A8%81%E5%88%A9%C2%B7%E8%B5%AB%E7%BD%97%E5%BE%B7)
- [فيلي هيرولد](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A_%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AF)
- [Willi Herold](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willi_Herold)
- [Willi Herold](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willi_Herold)
- [Willi Herold](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willi_Herold)
- [ویلی هرولد](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C_%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AF)
- [Willi Herold](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willi_Herold)
- [Willi Herold](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willi_Herold)
- [וילי הרולד](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99_%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%93)
- [ヴィリー・ヘロルト](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%98%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88)
- [Willi Herold](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willi_Herold)
- [Willi Herold](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willi_Herold)
- [Герольд, Вилли](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4%2C_%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B8)
- [Willi Herold](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willi_Herold)
- [วิลลี เฮร็อลท์](https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B5_%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AE%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%97%E0%B9%8C)
- [Willi Herold](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willi_Herold)
- [Віллі Герольд](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BB%D0%BB%D1%96_%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1798911)

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