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'''Herbert Lange''' (29 September 1909 – 20 April 1945) was an [[Schutzstaffel|SS]]-''Sturmbannfuhrer'' and commandant of the [[Chełmno extermination camp]] until 1942. He was responsible for numerous [[Crimes against humanity|crimes against humanity]] including the murder of mental patients in Poland and Germany during the [[Aktion T4]] euthanasia programme. He was killed in action by Allied troops during the Battle of Berlin in 1945.

In December 1941, Lange was appointed head of the Chełmno extermination camp, and tasked with the murder of 100, 000 Jews and the liquidation of the Łódź Ghetto. After he succeeded in this task, Lange stepped down from this post and was succeeded by [[Hans Bothmann]]. After this, Lange served as a criminal investigator under [[Arthur Nebe]], and then participated in the suppression of partisans. After Chełmno went inactive, [[Arthur Greiser]] ordered Lange to return and resume the gassing operations for the final ten deportations.

[[Category:Villains of World War 2]]

[[Category:Modern Villains]]

[[Category:Deceased]]

[[Category:Genocidal]]

[[Category:Anti-Semetic]]

[[Category:Ableist]]

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