Facts: - death place: warsaw , poland - caption: jurgen stroop in u.s. military custody , 1945 - battles: world -rrb- war i world war ii -lrb- warsaw ghetto - death date: 6 march 1952 - allegiance: german empire nazi germany third reich - birth date: 26 september 1895 - name: jurgen stroop - image: jurgen stroop.jpg - birth place: detmold , germany - |branch: german empire deutsches heer 23px waffen-ss 23px polizei - rank: vizefeldwebel - und polizeifuhrer ss-gruppenfuhrer und generalleutnant der waffen-ss und polizei ss Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jurgen stroop .
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jurgen stroop -lrb- born josef stroop , 26 september 1895 in detmold , germany -- 6 march 1952 in warsaw , poland -rrb- was an ss general during world war ii .he is best known for being in command against the warsaw ghetto uprising and for writing the stroop report , a booklength account of the operation .following the defeat of nazi germany , stroop was prosecuted during the dachau trials and convicted of murdering nine american pows .after his extradition to the people 's republic of poland , stroop was tried , convicted , and hanged for crimes against humanity .