Maria Mandl | |
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Born | Münzkirchen, Austria-Hungary | 10 January 1912
Died | 24 January 1948 Montelupich Prison, Kraków, Polish People's Republic | (aged 36)
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Other names | The Beast |
Political party | Nazi Party |
Motive | Nazism |
Conviction(s) | Crimes against humanity |
Trial | Auschwitz trial |
Criminal penalty | Death |
Maria Mandl (also spelled Mandel; 10 January 1912 – 24 January 1948) was an Austrian SS-Helferin ("SS helper") and a war criminal notorious for her role in the Holocaust as a top-ranking official at the Auschwitz II-Birkenau and Ravensbrück concentration camps. She was executed for committing crimes against humanity.