Joseph Kramer Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Joseph Kramer, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Germany.

5 records1944–19455 events1 places

Chronological biography

1944

BelsenDecember 1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Bergen-Belsen · Bergen-Belsen

Bergen-Belsen becomes a full-scale concentration camp

Commander of Bergen-BelsenDecember 1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Bergen-Belsen · Bergen-Belsen

Appointed Commander of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, the "Beast of Belsen"

1945

EpidemicFebruary 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Bergen-Belsen · Bergen-Belsen

35,000 die in the 1st 2 months of 1945

Death of Joseph KramerNovember 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Bergen-Belsen

Death of Joseph Kramer, executed

ExecutionNovember 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Bergen-Belsen

Execution of Joseph Kramer

Titles and roles

Commander of Bergen-Belsen

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.