Hans Lipschis

Hans Lipschis (November 7, 1919 June 16, 2016)[3] was a member of the Waffen-SS who worked at Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II.

Hans Lipschis
Born
Antanas Lipšys

(1919-11-07)7 November 1919[1]
Died16 June 2016(2016-06-16) (aged 96)
Known forAlleged Nazi war crimes

Biography

The Simon Wiesenthal Center alleges that he was a guard and listed him in fourth place on their most wanted list.[4] At the age of 93, Lipschis was arrested on 6 May 2013 for being complicit in murder.[5] He claims that although he worked at Auschwitz, he was only a cook.[6] He was found to be unfit for trial in December 2013 and March 2014.[7][8] The prosecution from Stuttgart, Germany, has created virtual Auschwitz to reveal what was visible from watchtowers. To secure convictions, the prosecutors are using a mixture of testimonies and archived paperwork alongside modern techniques, including 3D modeling.[9][10]

Lipschis was born Antanas Lipšys in Lithuania in 1919 to a Protestant family.[11][12][13] In the 1950s he immigrated to Chicago in the United States, but was deported in 1983 for "lying about his Nazi past".[14] At the time of his arrest, Lipschis lived in an apartment in the southwestern German town of Aalen.[15]

References

  1. "Elderly German suspected of being a Nazi guard: I was only a cook at Auschwitz". www.haaretz.com. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  2. "Die mysteriöse Vergangenheit von SS-Mann Lipschis". www.welt.de. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  3. "Gemeinschaftsblättle" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  4. "Former Auschwitz Nazi guard Hans Lipschis found in Germany". bbc.co.uk. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  5. "Germany arrests 'former Auschwitz guard' Hans Lipschis". bbc.co.uk. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  6. "Die Legende vom Koch". 28 April 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  7. "Hans Lipschis, Alleged Auschwitz Guard, Deemed Unfit For Trial". www.huffingtonpost.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  8. "German Court Rules Auschwitz Suspect, 94, Unfit to Stand Trial". www.haaretz.com. 2 March 2014.
  9. "Chasing Death Camp Guards With New Tools". New York Times. 5 May 2014.
  10. "Wir können gar nicht anders als ermitteln". Legal Tribune Online (in German). 22 April 2014.
  11. "Lipschis langer Weg von Litauen nach Auschwitz". www.welt.de. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  12. "KZ-Aufseher wegen Beihilfe zum Mord verhaftet". www.welt.de. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  13. "Hans Lipschis – "Ich war nur Koch in Auschwitz"". www.welt.de. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  14. "Alleged Auschwitz guard, 93, arrested in Germany". USA Today. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  15. Bohr, Felix. "Auschwitz Trial: Late Case Raises Questions about Justice System". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 27 March 2014.


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