Arpad Wigand

Arpad Jakob Valentin Wigand (born 13 January 1906 – 26 July 1983) was a Nazi German war criminal with the rank of SS-Oberführer who served as the SS and Police Leader in Warsaw (SS-und Polizeiführer (SSPF) from 4 August 1941 until 23 April 1943 during the occupation of Poland in World War II.

Arpad Wigand
Personal details
Born13 January 1906
Died26 July 1983(1983-07-26) (aged 77)
Military service
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Branch/service Schutzstaffel
Years of service1932–1945
RankOberführer

As an aide to Erich von dem Bach Zelewski he first suggested the site of the former Austrian and later Polish artillery barracks[1] in the Zasole suburb of Oswiecim for a concentration camp in January 1940. This site would evolve into the Auschwitz concentration camp which went on to become a major site of the Nazi "Final Solution to the Jewish question" resulting in the death of up to 1,000,000 Jews.[2]

Trial and conviction

In 1981 Wigand was found guilty in Hamburg for war crimes (Staatsanwaltschaft Hamburg, 147 Js 8/75), and sentenced to 12.5 years, he was represented by lawyer Jürgen Rieger.[3]

References
  1. https://discovercracow.com/where-is-auschwitz/
  2. Auschwitz by Debórah Dwork, Robert Jan van Pelt, page 166. Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (17 April 2002) Language: English ISBN 0-393-32291-2 ISBN 978-0393322910
  3. The Law of War Crimes:National and International Approaches by Timothy McCormack (Hardcover - 29 January 1997)Page 75 Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (29 January 1997) Language: English ISBN 90-411-0273-6
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