Fritz Klein
Fritz Klein | |
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Klein at his trial in 1945 | |
| Born | 24 November 1888 |
| Died | 13 December 1945 (aged 57) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Motive | Nazism |
| Conviction | War crimes |
| Trial | Belsen trial |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | Thousands |
Span of crimes | 1943–1944 |
| Country | Poland |
| Location | Auschwitz concentration camp |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Germany |
| Branch | Schutzstaffel |
Fritz Klein (24 November 1888 – 13 December 1945) was a Romanian-German Nazi doctor and war criminal, hanged for his role in atrocities at Auschwitz concentration camp and Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during the Holocaust.