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Elisabeth Volkenrath, geborene Mühlau (* 5. September 1919 in Schönau an der Katzbach, Provinz Niederschlesien; † 13. Dezember 1945 in Hameln ), war eine deutsche KZ-Aufseherin, die als Kriegsverbrecherin im Bergen-Belsen-Prozess zum Tode verurteilt und hingerichtet wurde.
Elisabeth Volkenrath (née Mühlau; 5 September 1919 – 13 December 1945) was a German supervisor at several Nazi concentration camps during World War II. Volkenrath, née Mühlau, was an ungelernte Hilfskraft (unskilled worker) when she volunteered for service in a concentration camp.
22. Nov. 2005 · Wärterin Elisabeth Volkenrath trat und schlug in Auschwitz Gefangene, überwachte drei Hinrichtungen. Dafür wurde Volkenrath zum Tod am Galgen verurteilt. In der Nacht vor der Hinrichtung grölte...
7. Apr. 2021 · Elisabeth Volkenrath during her trial in 1945. She was described by survivors as 'the most hated woman in the camp.' After hanging the women he took a tea break before adjusting the gallows for the next in line, the men. The mission Pierrepoint was sent on in December 1945 was without precedent.
Während andere KZ-Aufseherinnen wie Irma Grese – die «Hyäne von Auschwitz» – oder Elisabeth Volkenrath zum Tod verurteilt wurden, liess das Gericht bei Kohlmann Milde walten: Sie erhielt ...
In Bergen-Belsen the three head overseers were Oberaufseherin Elisabeth Volkenrath (February 1945–April 1945), Rapportführerin Hildegard Gollasch, while Herta Ehlert served an additional deputy wardress and Irma Grese (January/February 1945–April 1945) was Kommandoführerin alongside Juana Bormann.
On November 17, 1945, Grese, Elisabeth Volkenrath, and Juana Bormann (who had served with Grese both at Auschwitz and Belsen) were found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging. Irma remained unrepentant for her despicable acts and continued to act arrogantly until her execution. She was defiant to the end and admitted guilt freely and, in her ...
