Georg Konrad Morgen
Georg Konrad Morgen | |
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A formal portrait of Morgen | |
| Born | 8 June 1909 |
| Died | 4 February 1982 (aged 72) |
| Other names | The Bloodhound Judge |
| SS career | |
| Allegiance | Germany |
| Branch | Schutzstaffel |
| Years of service | 1933–1945 |
| Rank | Sturmbannführer |
Georg Konrad Morgen (8 June 1909 – 4 February 1982) was an SS judge and lawyer who investigated fellow SS men for corruption and crimes committed in Nazi concentration camps. He rose to the rank of SS-Sturmbannführer (major). After the war, Morgen served as witness at several anti-Nazi trials and continued his legal career in Frankfurt.
Morgen was known as a Blutrichter, or "blood judge", as a result of being one of the members of the judiciary authorised to issue the death penalty. A mistranslation of this may also be the reason that he earned the nickname 'The Bloodhound Judge', said to be for his determination and doggedness in pursuing cases.