Gustav Wagner
Gustav Franz Wagner (18 July 1911 – 3 October 1980) was an Austrian member of the SS with the rank of Staff sergeant (Oberscharführer). Wagner was a deputy commander of Sobibor extermination camp in German-occupied Poland, where 200,000-250,000 Jews were murdered in the camp's gas chambers during Operation Reinhard. Due to his brutality, he was known as "The Beast" and "Wolf".
Gustav Wagner | |
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| Birth name | Gustav Franz Wagner |
| Nickname(s) | The Beast, Wolf (Yiddish: װעלפֿל, Volf) |
| Born | 18 July 1911 Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 3 October 1980 (aged 69) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Schutzstaffel |
| Years of service | late 1930s—1945 |
| Rank | SS-Oberscharführer |
| Unit | Death's Head Units |
| Commands held | Sobibor extermination camp |
| Awards | War Merit Cross 2nd Class With Swords (1942-1943) |
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