Irma Grese - Wikipedia
WEBIrmgard Ilse Ida Grese (7 October 1923 – 13 December 1945) was a Nazi concentration camp guard at Ravensbrück and Auschwitz, and served as warden of the women's section of Bergen-Belsen. [1] . She was a volunteer member of the SS .
Irma Grese, The Disturbing Story Of The "Hyena Of Auschwitz"
WEBMay 27, 2021 · Meet Irma Grese, “The Beautiful Beast” And One Of The Nazis’ Most Feared Guards. By John Kuroski | Edited By Natasha Ishak. Published May 27, 2021. Updated November 9, 2023. How Irma Grese went from being a troubled teen to becoming one of the most sadistic guards to ever work inside a Nazi concentration camp.
Why Was Irma Grese, the Beast of Belsen, so Hated?
WEBThe blond, blue-eyed epitome of a Nazi Aryan poster child, Grese became the second-highest ranking SS Aufseherin (SS Female Overseer) at the Auschwitz-Birkenau murder camp in 1943 at age 20––and stirred panic and fear in every prisoner so unfortunate to have been deported there during the Holocaust.
Irma Grese: The Truth About The 'Hyena Of Auschwitz' - Grunge
WEBSep 24, 2020 · Even among all the SS officers responsible for carrying out the torture and murder of Jewish prisoners in Auschwitz — including commander Josef Kramer, the "Beast of Belsen," per the Daily Mail – one woman was considered the most monstrous and sadistic of them all: Irma Grese, the "Hyena of Auschwitz." Sharp, …
Irma Grese: The youngest Nazi war criminal to be executed
WEBJul 14, 2023 · The SS was the paramilitary body of the Nazi Party that carried out mass surveillance and many heinous crimes within and beyond Germany. In 1940, Grese started as a prison guard (an Aufseherin) at Ravensbruck concentration camp. Three years later, she was transferred to Auschwitz concentration camp.
Nazi Ravensbrück camp: How ordinary women became SS torturers …
WEBJan 17, 2021 · After the war, during the Nazi war crimes trials in 1945, Irma Grese was dubbed the "beautiful beast" by the press. Young, attractive and blonde, she was found guilty of murder and sentenced to...
Irma Grese and Female Concentration Camp Guards
WEBJun 1, 2015 · Of the 37,000 SS guards who actively participated in the daily suffering, torture and death of the internees, approximately 10 per cent were female overseers. Some of these overseers, including Irma Grese, were sentenced to death along with their male colleagues for ‘murder’ and ‘crimes and atrocities against the laws of humanity’.
Female SS Guards after their Arrest in Bergen-Belsen (April 15, 1945)
WEBThe photo shows, among others, camp guard Irma Grese (last row, left) after her arrest by British troops. Grese had distinguished herself by her extreme brutality as a guard at Ravensbrück, Auschwitz-Birkenau II, and Bergen-Belsen. In the first Bergen-Belsen Trial, she was sentenced to death for the abuse and murder of camp inmates.
The British Hangman Who Executed Belsen's Most Sadistic Nazis
WEBApr 7, 2021 · A mugshot of Bergen-Belsen guard Irma Grese awaiting trial, in August 1945. She was hanged by Albert Pierrepoint. “I went to check the gallows,” writes Pierrepoint in describing the preparations. Walking along the prison corridor, he looked at the 13 prisoners he was going to execute the following day.
Irma Grese - History Learning
WEBProbably the most notorious female war criminal during the Second World War, SS officer Irma Grese, otherwise known as ‘the Hyena of Auschwitz’, worked as a guard in two Nazi death camps: Belsen and Auschwitz-Birkenau. She was captured by the British at the end of the war and later hanged for crimes against humanity.
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