caption serviceyears servicenumber branch commands native_name_lang death_date death_place birth_place allegiance unit awards birth_date nickname rank image article_title name
anton thumann in british custody , 1946 1933 -- 1945 nsdap # 1,726,633 ss # 24,444 23px schutzstaffel schutzhaftlagerführer -lrb- 1943 -- 1944 -rrb- schutzhaftlagerführer neuengamme -lrb- 1944 -- gross-rosen 1945 -rrb- -lrb- 1941 -- 1943 -rrb- schutzhaftlagerführer majdanek german 8 october 1946 hamelin prison , germany pfaffenhofen an der ilm bavaria , german empire nazi germany 23px ss-totenkopfverbände 30px goldenes ehrenzeichen der nsdap 31 october 1912 hangman of majdanek 40px ss-obersturmführer anton thumann after capture.jpg anton thumann
 anton thumann
anton thumann

anton thumann -lrb- 31 october 1912 -- 8 october 1946 -rrb- was a nazi german ss - `` obersturmführer '' and a `` schutzhaftlagerführer '' in various concentration camps during world war ii .
after the war , thumann was arrested by british occupation forces and charged with crimes against humanity .
at the neuengamme trial in 1946 he was found to be guilty , sentenced to death and executed by hanging at hamelin prison .
