Arthur Liebehenschel

Arthur Liebehenschel
Born	(1901-11-25)25 November 1901 Posen, German Empire
Died	24 January 1948(1948-01-24) (aged 46) Montelupich Prison, Kraków, Polish People's Republic
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Criminal status	Executed
Children	5
Motive	Nazism
Conviction(s)	Crimes against humanity
Trial	Auschwitz trial
Criminal penalty	Death
SS career
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Death's Head Units
Years of service	1934–1945
Rank	SS Lieutenant colonel
Commands held	Auschwitz, 1 December 1943 – 8 May 1944 Majdanek, 19 May – 22 July 1944

Arthur Liebehenschel (German: [ˈaʁtuːɐ̯ ˈliːbəhɛnʃl̩] ^ⓘ; 25 November 1901 – 24 January 1948) was a German commandant at the Auschwitz and Majdanek concentration camps during the Holocaust. After the war, he was convicted of war crimes by the Polish government and executed in 1948.