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Richard Baer

SS officer (1911–1963)

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  • Momentum1.8
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Lived 1911–1963, aged 52Germany
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  • Era
    1911–1963
    Aged 52
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Updated 2026-08-12

Richard Baer was a German SS officer who, among other assignments, was the final commandant of Auschwitz I concentration camp from May 1944 to January 1945, and right after, from February to April 1945, commandant of Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp. Following the war, Baer lived under an assumed name to avoid prosecution but was recognized and arrested in December 1960. He died in detention before he could stand trial.

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