Eduard Roschmann
SS officer (1908-1977) · Austria · On the map · Lawyers · Died at 68
Eduard Roschmann was an Austrian Nazi SS-Obersturmführer and commandant of the Riga Ghetto during 1943. He was responsible for numerous murders and other atrocities.
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About this person
As a result of a fictionalized portrayal in the novel The Odessa File by Frederick Forsyth and its subsequent film adaptation, Roschmann came to be known as the "Butcher of Riga".
Country
Austria
Category
Lawyers
Type
Lawyer
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 1977 · aged 68
