Karl Eberhard Schöngarth
Karl Eberhard Schöngarth (22 April 1903 – 16 May 1946) was a German SS officer during the Nazi era. He was a war criminal who perpetrated mass murder and genocide in German-occupied Poland during the Holocaust; he participated in the January 1942 Wannsee Conference, at which the genocidal Final Solution to the Jewish Question was originally planned. After the war, Schöngarth and six others were tried for murdering a downed American pilot, Americo S. Galle, in 1944. They were all found guilty. Five of them, including Schöngarth, were sentenced to death and executed in 1946.
Karl Eberhard Schöngarth | |
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| Born | 22 April 1903 Leipzig, German Empire |
| Died | 16 May 1946 (aged 43) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Known for | Attendee of Wannsee Conference Massacre of Lwów professors |
| Political party | Nazi Party |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Motive | Nazism |
| Conviction(s) | War crimes |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 10,000+ |
Span of crimes | 1941–1945 |
| Country | Poland and Netherlands |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Schutzstaffel |
| Years of service | 1924–1945 |
| Rank | SS-Brigadeführer |
| Commands held | Einsatzgruppe z.b.V |
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