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Josef Kramer "Beast of Belsen" 1945 execution......
Josef Kramer "Beast of Belsen" 1945 execution......
Item # 722033
December 15, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1945
* Josef Kramer execution by hanging
* "The Beast of Belsen" concentration camp
* William Halsey welcome home celebration
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading that reads: "Kramer and 10 Others Hanged For Belsen-Oswiecim Atrocities" (see images) Also a two column headline at the top of the front page: "Halsey Gets Hero's Acclaim As Million defy Cold, Snow" with subhead. (see) Reporting continues on page 3 with related photos. Coverage on the famed Pacific commander, Fleet Admiral William Frederick Halsey, Jr.'s welcome home ticker tape parade in New York City. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete in 32 pages, rag edition in great condition.
background: Josef Kramer, infamously known as the “Beast of Belsen,” was the commandant of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp and previously held a high-ranking position at Auschwitz, where he oversaw the brutal conditions and mass killings of prisoners. Under his command at Bergen-Belsen, thousands of inmates died from starvation, disease, and abuse, as the camp became severely overcrowded and lacked basic sanitation. Following the liberation of the camp by British forces in April 1945, Kramer was arrested and put on trial at the Belsen Trial in Lüneburg, Germany, where he faced charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The tribunal found him guilty of personally supervising and ordering atrocities, including the mistreatment, starvation, and murder of countless prisoners. Kramer was sentenced to death and was executed by hanging at Hamelin Prison on December 13, 1945, marking one of the earliest postwar prosecutions of high-ranking Nazi officials for their role in the Holocaust.
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