As the Second World War came to an end in Europe, the Allies and the Red Army would come across the true horrors of the Third Reich and the Nazi regime. As more territory was gained, they would come across concentration camps which would show the barbarism and brutality of the Holocaust. It was at the hands of the brutal SS and the Nazis that millions of people would be murdered, and today a number of those who committed the crimes live in the memory for their brutality.
One such man is Josef Kramer, known as 'The Beast of Belsen.' It seemed within the concentration camp system, Kramer found his calling and purpose in life and he would display huge brutality. He would work at many camps such as Dachau and Auschwitz before he became a notorious camp Commandant. He would oversee the extermination centre, Auschwitz II-Birkenau and would be in charge of the mass killings of dozens of thousands whilst he worked at Auschwitz. He had previously also been the commandant of the Natzweiler-Struthof camp in Alsace-Lorraine in France, and during this had been in charge of the killings.
Kramer would during his time in charge regularly beat prisoners sometimes to death, encourage guards to set their dogs on the prisoners and also shoot and randomly execute prisoners. He was then transferred from Auschwitz to Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp. Here he would precide over the horrendous conditions, and a huge amount of prisoners were transferred here. He would have to deal with a horrendous typhus epidemic that was killing 300 people a day, and all law broke down within the camp. The conditions were desperate with a huge food shortage, but as the Allies approached the camp, Kramer refused to flee.
He was arrested by the British and then placed on trial for his war crimes and crimes against humanity. With this, he was sentenced to death and was executed by Albert Pierrepoint. Today he is remembered for being a man of immense brutality, and a man who deserves the name 'The Beast of Belsen.'
So join us today as we look at, 'The VENGEFUL Execution Of Josef Kramer, The Beast of Belsen.'
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