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Otto Ambros

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German chemist (1901-1990)

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Otto Ambros was a German chemist and Nazi war criminal. He is known for his wartime work on synthetic rubber and nerve agents. After the war he was tried at Nuremberg and convicted of crimes against humanity for his use of slave labor from the Auschwitz III-Monowitz concentration camp.

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IG Farben plant at Monowitz under construction approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Auschwitz, 1942IG Farben plant at Monowitz under construction approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Auschwitz, 1942Concentration camp prisoners, identified by striped clothes at work in MonowitzConcentration camp prisoners, identified by striped clothes at work in Monowitz

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Otto Ambros was a German chemist and Nazi war criminal. He is known for his wartime work on synthetic rubber and nerve agents. After the war he was tried at Nuremberg and convicted of crimes against humanity for his use of slave labor from the Auschwitz III-Monowitz concentration camp. In 1948, he was sentenced to 8 years' imprisonment, but released early in 1951 for good behavior.

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Germany
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1901 to 1990 · aged 89
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