Elisabeth Marschall

Elisabeth Marschall
Marschall at her trial
Born(1886-05-27)May 27, 1886
German Empire
DiedMay 3, 1947(1947-05-03) (aged 60)
Hamelin Prison, Hamelin, Allied-occupied Germany
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
NationalityGerman
OccupationNurse
Criminal statusExecuted
MotiveNazism
Conviction(s)War crimes
TrialHamburg Ravensbrück trials
Criminal penaltyDeath

Elisabeth Marschall (May 27, 1886 – May 3, 1947) was the Head Nurse (Oberschwester) at the Ravensbrück concentration camp. Her duties included selecting prisoners for execution,[1] overseeing medical experiments, and selecting which prisoners would be shipped to Auschwitz. She worked with Dr. Adolf Winkelmann and Dr. Percival Treite.[citation needed]

At the Hamburg Ravensbrück trials, Marschall was found guilty and sentenced to death. On May 3, 1947, she was hanged by British executioner Albert Pierrepoint on the gallows in Hamelin Prison. Nearly 61 when she died, Marschall was the oldest female Nazi war criminal to be executed by the British occupation authorities.[2]

References

  1. ^ Moorehead, Caroline (2016). Un train en hiver. Paris: Pocket. ISBN 9782266258722. OCLC 956704490.
  2. ^ "Post World War II hangings under British jurisdiction at Hameln Prison in Germany". www.capitalpunishmentuk.org. Retrieved 2023-01-21.

Sources

  • Patricia O'Brien D'Antonio, Barbra Mann Wall (2002). Nursing History Review. Springer Publishing Company. ISBN 0-8261-1478-4.


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