Erich Naumann

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Erich Naumann (April 29, 1905 - June 7, 1951) was an SS-Brigadeführer, member of the SD and commanding officer of Einsatzgruppe B.

Born 29 April 1905, in Meissen, Saxony, Erich Naumann left school at the age of sixteen and obtained employment in a commercial firm in his home town of Meissen. He joined the Nazi party in November 1929 (nr. 170257). In 1933, Naumann joined the SA in a full-time capacity and then became an official and officer of police. He joined the SD in 1935. He was Chief of Einsatzgruppe B from November 1941 until February or March 1943.

During November 1941 alone, reports he sent to Adolf Eichmann state that he was responsible for the deaths of 17,256 people in Smolensk. Under his command, he admitted that his Einsatzgruppe possessed three gas vans which "were used to exterminate human beings". [1]

In 1945, Naumann was in Berlin during the Battle for Berlin.

After capture by the Allies, Naumann was made to stand trial at Nuremberg. During the proceedings he repeatedly stated that he did not consider his actions during his tenure as commanding officer of Einsatzgruppe B wrong. [2] When asked on the witness stand whether he saw anything morally wrong about the Führer's orders, he replied specifically that he:

"considered the decree to be right because it was part of our aim of the war and, therefore, it was necessary".

He was found guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity and of belonging to illegal organizations, namely the SS and the SD. Naumann was sentenced to death and hanged on June 7, 1951.

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