Oswald Pohl

Oswald Pohl
Pohl in U.S. custody
Born	30 June 1892 (1892-06-30) Duisburg-Ruhrort, Rhine Province, Prussia, German Empire
Died	7 June 1951(1951-06-07) (aged 58) Landsberg Prison, Landsberg am Lech, West Germany
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Occupation	Head of the SS Main Economic and Administrative Office
Known for	Business administrator of Nazi concentration camp system
Criminal status	Executed
Motive	Nazism
Conviction(s)	War crimes Crimes against humanity Membership in a criminal organization
Trial	Pohl Trial
Criminal penalty	Death
Details
Victims	Millions
Span of crimes	1939–1945
Country	Multiple countries across Europe
Location(s)	Nazi concentration camps
Date apprehended	27 May 1946
SS career
Allegiance	Germany
Service/branch	Waffen-SS
Rank	Obergruppenführer
Commands held	SS Main Economic and Administrative Office

Oswald Ludwig Pohl (German: [ˈɔsvalt ˈpoːl] ^ⓘ; 30 June 1892 – 7 June 1951) was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era. As the head of the SS Main Economic and Administrative Office and the head administrator of the Nazi concentration camps, he was a key figure in the Final Solution, the genocide of the European Jews. After the war, Pohl went into hiding; he was apprehended in 1946. Pohl stood trial in 1947, was convicted of crimes against humanity, and sentenced to death. After repeatedly appealing his case, he was executed by hanging in 1951.