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NameRoleSexDate of birthDate of deathCityCountryProfessionEnd
1 Alexander, Harold [Edit]Military
1891
1969
United KingdomField Marshal.Governer of Canada after the war.
Source http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Responsible for the bombing of the convent at Monte Casino. After a repeated request of General Freyberg he ordered bombers to drop bombs on the convent, while no single shot was fired from this convent.
2 Bem, Esther [Edit]Victim
1931
YugoslaviaSurvived the war in Italy
She fled with her parents to a little village in Italy where she found refuge with farmers. On the advice of the local priest she told the authoritues they were Italian and resisted the hours of questioning by the SS. The identity they told the SS was noted in the records and they became the Taminos family.
3 Kraemer, Fritz [Edit]Military
1900
1959
Germanygeneral.arrested and sentenced in Dachau for the Malmödy murders.
Source http://home.att.net/~SSPzHJ/Krämer and Deitz surrendered to the American troops. He was arrested and had to stand trail for war crimes. After his release he moved to Germany where he died in 1959 and was buried with full military honors.
4 Cohn, Paul [Edit]Victim
1924
GermanyProfessor.Paul became Astor Professor at University College London.
Source http://www.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/Participant of the so called "Kindertransporte". Jewish children were transported from Germany to England in 1939. These transports were for children only, so the parents weren't allowed to join. Paul left Germany on May 21st, 1939 and went to a chickenfarm were he had to work.
5 Braun, Eva (de) [Edit]Collaborator
6 Feb 1912
30 Apr 1945
BerlinGermanySecretarySuicide with her lover, Adolf Hitler.
Eva was Hitler's lover. Both of them committed suicide when the Russian Red Army was in the proces of liberating Berlin and where on their way to Berchtesgarten. Eva married Hitler just a few hours before she committed suicide.
6 Amery, Leopold [Edit]Politician
22 Nov 1873
16 Sep 1955
GorakhpurindiaSecretary of State for India and Burma.Lost the elections of '45 and thus lost his seat.
Source http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/A member of the Conservative Party, in 1911 Amery was elected to represent Sparkbrook, Birmingham, in the House of Commons. In the government headed by David Lloyd George, he served as under-secretary of state for the colonies (1919-21). This was followed by the post of First Lord of the Admiralty (1922-24) and then colonial secretary (1924-29). After Churchill became Prime Minister Amery was appointed Secretary of State for India and Burma. He set up a committee to advise Churchill on strategy's to fight the Japanese in India.
7 Allen, Terry [Edit]Military
1 Apr 1888
1969
United StatesCommander of 104th Infantry Division.Buried on the National Cemetery Ft. Bliss.
Source http://www.104infdiv.org/Fairly unknown general, who fought bravely aside Patton in France and Belgium. He is the only general who never lost a battle.
8 Bothe, Herta [Edit]Collaborator
1921
Teterow MecklenburgGermanyWardressSentenced to 10 years but released after 6 years
Source http://www.us-israel.org/

At the young age of 21, Herta Bothe began her training as a concentration camp wardress in Sept. of 1942 at the Ravensbruck concentration camp, (a camp specifically designed for women), located in northern Germany. She would undergo 4 weeks of training for what was considered to be a simple job of overseeing prisoners of the Reich. After her training at Ravensbruck camp, she was then transferred to the Stutthof concentration camp which was located at the Poland / East Prussian border. She remained on duty at Stutthof until 1944, and then was briefly assigned to guard duty at a sub-camp of Stutthof, known as "Bromberg - Ost". Eventually the well seasoned female wardress would end up being transferred to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, between Feb. 20-26 of 1945 to carry out her final duties just before the camps liberation on April 15th,1945.

9 Farouk I [Edit]Royalty
1920
1965
EgyptKing of Egypt.After the coup of 1952 he went in exile in Italy.
Source http://www.presidency.gov.eg/Farouk was pro Axis but bound by a treaty to Great Britain. He believed that the Axis powers would give Egypt her independence and he followed a policy of being nominally pro-British but retained a pro-Nazi Cabinet. When the Axis powers were on the brink of defeat Egypt declared war on Germany and Italy.
10 Hillesum, Etty [Edit]Victim
15 Jan 1914
30 Nov 1943
MiddelburgNetherlandsLawyer and psycologist.Gassed in Auschwitz on November 30th 1943.
Source http://www.spd.dcu.ie/johnbcos/Hetty is a young Jewish woman, who doesn't want to go into hiding. In July 1942 she went to Westerbork camp (at her own request). In June 1943 she was placed indefenite in Westerbork camp. On December 7th she, her parents and her brother were deported to Auschwitz were she was killed in the gas chamber.
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