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{{distinguish|text=the German painters [[Hans Hofmann]] or [[Hans Hoffmann (painter)]], or the sculptor [[Hans Ruprecht Hoffmann]]}}
{{distinguish|text=the German painters [[Hans Hofmann]] or [[Hans Hoffmann (painter)]], or the sculptor [[Hans Ruprecht Hoffmann]]}}
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{{Infobox criminal
|name = Hans Hoffmann
| name = Hans Hoffmann
|image = Hans Hoffmann (1).jpg
| image = Hans Hoffmann (1).jpg
|image_size = 150px
| image_size = 150px
|caption = Hans Hoffmann (here: [[SS-Mann]])
| caption = Hans Hoffmann (here: [[SS-Mann]])
|birth_date = {{birth date|1919|12|02}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1919|12|02}}
|birth_place = [[India]]
| birth_place = [[British India]]
| occupation = [[Schutzstaffel|SS]]-''[[Rottenführer]]''
|known_for = Defendant at the [[Auschwitz Trial]]
| party = [[National Socialist German Workers' Party]] (NSDAP)
|occupation = [[Schutzstaffel|SS]]-''[[Rottenführer]]''
|party = [[National Socialist German Workers' Party]] (NSDAP)
| conviction = [[Crimes against humanity]]
| criminal_penalty = 15 years imprisonment
| motive = [[Nazism]]
| criminal_status = [[Deceased]]
| trial = Auschwitz Trial
}}
}}


'''Hans Hoffmann''' (born December 2, 1919) was an [[Schutzstaffel|SS]]-''[[Rottenführer]]'' and member of staff at [[Auschwitz concentration camp]]. He was prosecuted at the [[Auschwitz Trial]].
'''Hans Hoffmann''' (born 2 December 1919) was an [[Schutzstaffel|SS]]-''[[Rottenführer]]'' and member of staff at [[Auschwitz concentration camp]]. He was prosecuted at the [[Auschwitz Trial]].


Born in [[India]], Hoffmann was a [[German people|German national]] with [[Yugoslavia]]n citizenship. He worked as a locksmith. Following the invasion by Nazi forces, Hoffmann was drafted into the Yugloslavian army, and was taken prisoner by Germany. He joined the SS on October 21, 1942 and was deployed to Auschwitz, where he initially worked as a guard. Later he was assigned to the [[Politische Abteilung]] (camp [[Gestapo]]) in the main camp. In October 1944, he was deployed to Birkenau, where he worked as an interrogator.
Born in [[India]], Hoffmann was a [[German people|German national]] with [[Yugoslavia]]n citizenship. He worked as a locksmith. Following the invasion by Nazi forces, Hoffmann was drafted into the Yugloslavian army, and was taken prisoner by Germany. He joined the SS on October 21, 1942, and was deployed to Auschwitz, where he initially worked as a guard. Later he was assigned to the [[Politische Abteilung]] (camp [[Gestapo]]) in the main camp. In October 1944, he was deployed to Birkenau, where he worked as an interrogator.


Hoffmann was tried by the [[Supreme National Tribunal]] at the Auschwitz Trial in [[Kraków]] for his role at the camp, and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Due to an amnesty, he was released on July 14, 1956.
Hoffmann was tried by the [[Supreme National Tribunal]] at the Auschwitz Trial in [[Kraków]] for his role at the camp, and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Due to an amnesty, he was released on 14 July 1956.


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
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[[Category:Gestapo personnel]]
[[Category:Gestapo personnel]]
[[Category:Nazis from outside Germany]]
[[Category:Nazis from outside Germany]]
[[Category:Immigrants to Yugoslavia]]
[[Category:Yugoslav emigrants to Germany]]





Revision as of 17:49, 5 December 2022

Hans Hoffmann
Hans Hoffmann (here: SS-Mann)
Born(1919-12-02)2 December 1919
OccupationSS-Rottenführer
Political partyNational Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP)
Criminal statusDeceased
MotiveNazism
Conviction(s)Crimes against humanity
TrialAuschwitz Trial
Criminal penalty15 years imprisonment

Hans Hoffmann (born 2 December 1919) was an SS-Rottenführer and member of staff at Auschwitz concentration camp. He was prosecuted at the Auschwitz Trial.

Born in India, Hoffmann was a German national with Yugoslavian citizenship. He worked as a locksmith. Following the invasion by Nazi forces, Hoffmann was drafted into the Yugloslavian army, and was taken prisoner by Germany. He joined the SS on October 21, 1942, and was deployed to Auschwitz, where he initially worked as a guard. Later he was assigned to the Politische Abteilung (camp Gestapo) in the main camp. In October 1944, he was deployed to Birkenau, where he worked as an interrogator.

Hoffmann was tried by the Supreme National Tribunal at the Auschwitz Trial in Kraków for his role at the camp, and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Due to an amnesty, he was released on 14 July 1956.

Bibliography

  • Cyprian T., Sawicki J., Siedem wyroków Najwyższego Trybunału Narodowego, Poznań 1962