The data used for this database was collected as part of a study carried out by Christiane Rothländer on Austrians working as guards and in the camp SS at Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. So far, 163 persons could be identified by name.

Database of perpetrators at Auschwitz

Details

Last name

Knaus

First name

Hermann

Date of birth

09.02.1908

Place of birth

Ramsau b. Liezen, Stmk

Time at Auschwitz

sp. seit 03.12.1940 bis mind

Rank

1/SS-T.Stuba. KL Auschwitz Kommandoführer Krematorien (Friedler) BArch Ludwigsburgudwigsburg: 1. SS-Totenkopf-Stuba

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