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      • Following the German defeat, he was convicted of war crimes by US occupation authorities at the Dachau trials and was hanged in May 1946.
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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Otto_FörschnerOtto Förschner - Wikipedia

    After it was revealed that Förschner had failed to report a bonus payment of 10,000 ℛ︁ℳ︁ he had received from Mittelwerk GmbH, he was dismissed as commander of Mittelbau-Dora in February 1945, and replaced by former Auschwitz commandant Richard Baer.

  4. www.holocaust.org.uk › mittelbau-doraMittelbau-Dora | The National Holocaust Centre and Museum

    Following the liberation of the concentration camp in 1945, trials were held by the British and Americans to prosecute the SS officials responsible for the atrocities at Mittelbau-Dora. In May 1946, Otto Förschner was found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death.

  5. forum.axishistory.com › viewtopicSS-Stubaf. Otto Förschner, KL Nordhausen-Dora - Axis History ...

    Feb 4, 2003 · Otto Förschner, KL Nordhausen-Dora. Discussions on all aspects of the SS and Polizei. Hosted by Andrey. 4 posts • Page 1 of 1. Max Williams. Member. Posts: 11158. Joined: 04 Feb 2003, 17:57. Location: South UK.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kaufering_concentrationKaufering concentration camp complex - Wikipedia

    Forster was replaced in December 1944 by Hans Aumeier, former deputy commandant of Auschwitz and commandant of Vaivara concentration camp. In February 1945, Otto Förschner, former commandant of Mittelbau-Dora, took over command of Kaufering.

  7. encyclopedia.ushmm.org › content › enMittelbau (Dora) / Main Camp | Holocaust Encyclopedia

    Camp commandant throughout most of the short history of Dora and Mittelbau was SS-Sturmbannführer Otto Förschner, who had served in subsidiary positions at Buchenwald since February 1942, after service on the Eastern Front. Förschner was an NCO in the Reichswehr before transferring to the SS in 1934 as a military instructor.

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  9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dachau_trialsDachau trials - Wikipedia

    Otto Förschner: Ex SS-Sturmbannführer and former commandant of the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp (1943–1945) and commander of the Dachau satellite-camp of Kaufering (February–April 1945). Sentenced to death on 13 December 1945 for crimes committed during his tenure at Kaufering .

  10. www.wikiwand.com › en › articlesOtto Förschner - Wikiwand

    After being relieved of command at Mittelbau-Dora, Förschner was transferred to Dachau, where he served briefly as commandant of the sub-camp of Kaufering. In April 1945, Förschner was taken prisoner by the US Army.