Hans Lipschis

Hans Lipschis
Born Antanas Lipšys
(1919-11-07)7 November 1919[1]
Kretinga, Lithuania [2]
Died 16 June 2016(2016-06-16) (aged 96)
Aalen
Known for Alleged Nazi war crimes

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.

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][11]

Lipschis was born Antanas Lipšys in Lithuania in 1919 to a Protestant family.[12][13][14] In the 1950s he immigrated to Chicago in the United States, but was deported in 1983 for "lying about his Nazi past".[15] At the time of his arrest, Lipschis lived in an apartment in the southwestern German town of Aalen.[16]

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
  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. ↑ http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/1.577341
  9. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2622340/Could-3D-models-prove-Nazi-guards-KNEW-gas-chambers-Prosecutors-create-virtual-Auschwitz-reveal-visible-watchtowers.html
  10. ↑ Chasing Death Camp Guards With New Tools - New York Times, 05.05.2014 - https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/06/world/europe/chasing-death-camp-guards-with-virtual-tools.html
  11. ↑ http://www.lto.de/persistent/a_id/11754/
  12. ↑ "Lipschis langer Weg von Litauen nach Auschwitz". 28 April 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  13. ↑ "KZ-Aufseher wegen Beihilfe zum Mord verhaftet". www.welt.de. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  14. ↑ "Hans Lipschis – "Ich war nur Koch in Auschwitz"". www.welt.de. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  15. ↑ "Alleged Auschwitz guard, 93, arrested in Germany". USA Today. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  16. ↑ Bohr, Felix. "Auschwitz Trial: Late Case Raises Questions about Justice System". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 27 March 2014.


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