Engelbert Valentin Niedermeyer Explained

Engelbert Valentin Niedermeyer was an SS operative with the position of block leader in the Dachau concentration camp. After being tried and convicted in a court of law, and with special consideration given to his treatment of the inmates, on December 13, 1945 he was sentenced to die by hanging. Following due process, the sentence was carried out on May 28, 1946 in Landsberg.[1] [2] The execution was filmed by U.S. military personnel, who recorded Niedermeyer's hanging,[3] along with a coffin marked "Niedermeyer Engelbert."[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Eiber, Ludwig . 2007 . Dachauer Prozesse : NS-Verbrechen vor amerikanischen Militärgerichten in Dachau 1945-48 ; Verfahren, Ergebnisse, Nachwirkungen . Göttingen, Wallstein . 98 . 9783835301672. 181090319 .
  2. Web site: Administrative documentation of trial, Case No. 000-50-2 (US vs. Martin Gottfried Weiss et al.) Tried 13 Dec. 45 . October 26, 2016.
  3. Web site: MUNICH. [No.] 191, HANGINGS AT LANSBERG, GERMANY ]. catalog.archives.gov . National Archives Video Collection . 15 September 2019 . Approx. minutes 0:15 to 0:35 . 28 May 1946.
  4. Web site: MUNICH. [No.] 191, HANGINGS AT LANSBERG, GERMANY ]. catalog.archives.gov . National Archives Video Collection . 15 September 2019 . Approx. minutes 0:55 to 1:00 . 28 May 1946.

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