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Walter Braemer

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German Nazi war criminal

GermanyLived 1883 to 1955 · aged 72
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Walter Braemer was a general in the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht and a high-ranking SS commander during the Nazi era.

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Announcement signed by Braemer informing about the public execution of 20 of Polish hostages at Old Market in Bydgoszcz on 9 September 1939Announcement signed by Braemer informing about the public execution of 20 of Polish hostages at Old Market in Bydgoszcz on 9 September 1939Public execution in Bydgoszcz's Old Market Square of civilians randomly caught in a street roundup (łapanka in Polish) on 9 September 1939 (historical photo from Jastrzębski 1974).Public execution in Bydgoszcz's Old Market Square of civilians randomly caught in a street roundup (łapanka in Polish) on 9 September 1939 (historical photo from Jastrzębski 1974).Public execution in Bydgoszcz's Old Market Square of civilians randomly caught in a street roundup on 9 September 1939, which was part of Bloody Sunday (historical photo from Jastrzębski & Sziling 1979).Public execution in Bydgoszcz's Old Market Square of civilians randomly caught in a street roundup on 9 September 1939, which was part of Bloody Sunday (historical photo from Jastrzębski & Sziling 1979).{{mdash}} the inscription reads, in part:'''''ON THIS SPOT, ON 7 AND 8 FEBRUARY 1943,THE NAZIS KILLED AND BURNED 3,000 PEOPLE'''''(photo September 2012)''"}},"i":0}}]}" id="mwAow">Memorial stone on the site of the Slutsk ghetto - the inscription reads, in part:ON THIS SPOT, ON 7 AND 8 FEBRUARY 1943,THE NAZIS KILLED AND BURNED 3,000 PEOPLE(photo September 2012){{mdash}} the inscription reads, in part:'''''ON THIS SPOT, ON 7 AND 8 FEBRUARY 1943,THE NAZIS KILLED AND BURNED 3,000 PEOPLE'''''(photo September 2012)''"}},"i":0}}]}" id="mwAow">Memorial stone on the site of the Slutsk ghetto - the inscription reads, in part:ON THIS SPOT, ON 7 AND 8 FEBRUARY 1943,THE NAZIS KILLED AND BURNED 3,000 PEOPLE(photo September 2012)

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Walter Braemer was a general in the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht and a high-ranking SS commander during the Nazi era. He was a Nazi criminal responsible for mass murders of the civilian population of Bromberg (Bydgoszcz) in Poland at the outset of the Second World War, and later for crimes against humanity in the Hol­o­caust in the Soviet Union. He escaped prosecution and punishment after the war despite having been held for 2+1⁄2 years as a prisoner of war by the British.

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Germany
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deceased
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Lived 1883 to 1955 · aged 72
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