Hildegard Neumann

Hildegard Neumann (born 4 May 1919) was a chief overseer at several Nazi concentration, transition and detention camps during the last year of World War II. She was born in Deutsch Gabel, Czechoslovakia.

Camp work

Neumann came to the Ravensbrück concentration camp in October 1944, where she became an Oberaufseherin (Chief Wardress) soon after. Because of her good conduct, the Nazis sent her to the Theresienstadt concentration camp and ghetto in Czechoslovakia in November 1944 as Head Female Overseer. Neumann was known as a cruel female guard.It is claimed that she died in 2010.

She oversaw between ten and thirty female police and over 20,000 female Jewish prisoners. Neumann also aided in the deportation of more than 40,000 women and children from the camp to the Auschwitz and Bergen Belsen camps, where most were killed. The tasks of the female overseers in Theresienstadt was to guard women prisoners at work on "labour kommandos," during transports to other camps, and in the ghetto itself. Most were cruel and abusive, especially Caecilia Rojko, who was nicknamed the "Prisoners' Fright," and Hildegard Mende, who gained the nickname "Beast".

Escape from prosecution

Neumann fled the camp in May 1945, and was never prosecuted for war crimes, even though more than 100,000 Jews were deported from Theresienstadt and were murdered or died there, and 55,000 died in the camp itself.

Dudley - Hildegard Neumann, 92, died peacefully with her family at her side Thursday, May 5, 2011 in Webster Manor, Webster, MA. She is predeceased by her husband Erich Neumann She leaves 2 daughters Evita Saad and her husband Richard of Leicester and Sabine Chickering and her husband Ronald of Dudley. 4 granddaughters Jennifer Singel of Leominster, Cheryl Prentiss of Brimfield, Carly Chickering of Dudley and Shara Hill of Sandown NH . Also leaves 4 great-grandchildren Ethan and Olivia Prentiss and Emma and Liam Hill. She was born in Germany and immigrated from Germany to West Dudley in 1956. She worked as a cook for many years at Webster Manor Rest Home. She then spent 20 years as an Inspector at American Optical Co. in Southbridge . She was a devoted mother and wife. she loved her family and crocheting. At her request funeral services will be held privately in Bartel Funeral Home & Chapel, 33 Schofield Ave., Dudley. Читать полностью:http://yablor.ru/blogs/ohota-za-nacistami-hildegard-noymann/2449346