Arthur Liebehenschel | |
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Born | |
Died | 24 January 1948 | (aged 46)
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 | ![]() |
Service/ | Death's Head Units |
Years of service | 1934–1945 |
Rank | SS Lieutenant colonel |
Commands | 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.