Execution of Elisabeth Volkenrath - Brutal Nazi Guard at Auschwitz & Bergen Belsen - Holocaust - WW2

Execution of Elisabeth Volkenrath - Brutal Nazi Guard at Auschwitz & Bergen Belsen - Holocaust - WW2. Elisabeth Volkenrath was born on 5th September 1919 and her infamous career in concentration camps began in 1941 when she became a guard at Ravensbrück Concentration camp. In March 1942 she was sent to Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. At Auschwitz, Elisabeth Volkenrath was known for her exceptional brutality due to which she became the most hated woman in the camp. In January 1945, as the end of the war was approaching, Volkenrath moved from Auschwitz to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp where she came on February 5, 1945. Up until her very last moment in camp, she took pleasure in abusing the prisoners. One day after the British forces arrived to liberate the camp, she was witnessed beating the prisoner with her fist so violently that innocent person collapsed and did not move again. After Bergen Belsen’s liberation, Elisabeth Volkenrath was captured by the British forces
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