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Willi Herold

German military personnel and chimney sweep (1925-1946)

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Lived 1925–1946, aged 21Germany
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    1925–1946
    Aged 21
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Updated 2026-08-19

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.

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