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Execution of Sauckel

Germany · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1946

Fritz Sauckel16 October 1946

Nuremberg Prison · Warfare / World War, 2nd

At 02:26 on 16 October 1946, Sauckel was hanged after declaring his innocence and speaking about Germany and his family; the trap was released while Streicher's execution was still being completed.

Names involved

Fritz Sauckel

Provenance

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