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Kramer | Kramer (November 10, 1906 - December 13, 1945) was an infamous member of the Nazi Party of Germany. He was known by the nickname "Beast of Berlin". He died on 1945 and was convicted of war crimes. | ||
==Auschwitz== | ==Auschwitz== | ||
Kramer was promoted to the rank of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hauptsturmf%C3%BChrer Hauptsturmführer] (Captain) in 1942 and, in May 1944, was put in charge of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_chamber#Nazi_Germany gas chambers] in [[Auschwitz Birkenau|Auschwitz concentration camp]]. He was to hold that position until December 1944, when he was transferred out and appointed as Commandant of Belsen. | Kramer was promoted to the rank of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hauptsturmf%C3%BChrer Hauptsturmführer] (Captain) in 1942 and, in May 1944, was put in charge of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_chamber#Nazi_Germany gas chambers] in [[Auschwitz Birkenau|Auschwitz concentration camp]]. He was to hold that position until December 1944, when he was transferred out and appointed as Commandant of Belsen. | ||