THE TERRIBLE EXECUTION OF ELIZABETH BECKER "SHE A NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMP GUARD
Elisabeth Becker
Elisabeth Becker (20 July 1923 – 4 July 1946) was a Nazi concentration camp overseer in World War II. She was convicted at the Stutthof trials of crimes against humanity and executed.Elisabeth Becker
Biskupia Górka, Gdańsk, Republic of Poland
Cause of deathExecution by hangingOccupationGuard of the Stutthof concentration campOrganizationSS-Gefolge (Women's SS Division)Political partyNazi PartyMotiveNazismConviction(s)Crimes against humanityTrialStutthof trialsCriminal penaltyDeathDetailsVictims30+
Span of crimes
5 September 1944 – 15 January 1945CountryPolandLocation(s)Stutthof concentration camp
Life
Becker was born in Neuteich, Danzig (today Nowy Staw, Poland) to a German family. In 1936, aged 13, she joined the League of German Girls. In 1938, she became a tramway conductor in Danzig. In 1940, she began working for the Dokendorf firm in Neuteich, where she was employed until 1941, when she became an agriculture assistant in Danzig.
Camp
In 1944, the SS needed more guards at the nearby Stutthof concentration camp, and Becker was called up for service. She arrived at Stutthof on 5 September 1944 to begin training as an SS Aufseherin, or overseer. She later worked in the Stutthof SK-III women's camp, personally selecting (Selektion) women and children for the gas chamber.
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