Editing Irma Grese
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During [[World War II]], Grese was a supervisor at the concentration camps at Ravensbrück and later at Auschwitz. Fanatical in her dedication to the Nazi commitment to eradicate the Jews, she was particularly cruel to the female prisoners in her charge. Dressed in an SS uniform, wearing heavy hobnailed boots, and carrying a pistol and whip, she was frequently accompanied by two half-starved Alsatian hounds. When prisoners displeased her, the dogs were ordered to attack and kill. Grese not only murdered at will, but she seemed to enjoy inflicting mental and physical torture. She would mock those scheduled for the [[Gas Chamber|gas chambers]] with such taunts as: "Your turn comes Friday." | During [[World War II]], Grese was a supervisor at the concentration camps at Ravensbrück and later at Auschwitz. Fanatical in her dedication to the Nazi commitment to eradicate the Jews, she was particularly cruel to the female prisoners in her charge. Dressed in an SS uniform, wearing heavy hobnailed boots, and carrying a pistol and whip, she was frequently accompanied by two half-starved Alsatian hounds. When prisoners displeased her, the dogs were ordered to attack and kill. Grese not only murdered at will, but she seemed to enjoy inflicting mental and physical torture. She would mock those scheduled for the [[Gas Chamber|gas chambers]] with such taunts as: "Your turn comes Friday." | ||
In 1945, Grese was transferred briefly to the Bergen-Belsen camp where she was captured by Allied troops at the end of the war; by then, she was known as the "Beast of Belsen." | In 1945, Grese was transferred briefly to the Bergen-Belsen camp where she was captured by Allied troops at the end of the war; by then, she was known as the "Beast of Belsen." | ||