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== Life == |
== Life == |
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Möckel was born in [[Klingenthal]], [[Germany]]. He worked as an accountant after secondary school. In 1926 he joined the [[Nazi party]] and the SS. From 1933 - 1941 he worked in the main offices of the SS, including the [[SS-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt|WVHA]]. In 1941 he joined the [[Waffen-SS]] and served in a reserve battalion. In Spring 1943 he arrived at Auschwitz. |
Möckel was born in [[Klingenthal]], [[Germany]]. He worked as an accountant after secondary school. In 1926 he joined the [[Nazi party]] and the SS. From 1933 - 1941 he worked in the main offices of the SS, including the [[SS-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt|WVHA]]. In 1941 he joined the [[Waffen-SS]] and served in a reserve battalion. In Spring 1943 he arrived at Auschwitz taking over the as head of the administration of the camp.<!-- |
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=== At Auschwitz === |
=== At Auschwitz === |
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Möckel remained at the camp until its evacuation in January 1945. As head of Department IV (Administration), he was responsible for food, clothing, building maintenance (including the crematoria and gas chambers), management of prisoners' property and the property taken from exterminated prisoners. |
Möckel remained at the camp until its evacuation in January 1945. As head of Department IV (Administration), he was responsible for food, clothing, building maintenance (including the crematoria and gas chambers), management of prisoners' property and the property taken from exterminated prisoners.<ref name= "Kádár Vági p. 124">[[#refKadarVagi2004|Kádár, Vági, 2004]], p. 124.</ref> |
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Due to the sheer volume of money and valuables (mainly jewellery and watches made from precious metals) plundered from prisoners, SS men struggled to keep up with the task of inspecting, sorting and counting them.<ref> |
Due to the sheer volume of money and valuables (mainly jewellery and watches made from precious metals) plundered from prisoners, SS men struggled to keep up with the task of inspecting, sorting and counting them.<ref name= "Auschwitz p. 161-2">[[#refAuschwitz2003|Auschwitz, 1940-1945]], p. 161-162.</ref> Möckel stated that fifteen to twenty suit cases of valuables were sent to the WVHA quarterly.<ref name= "Auschwitz p. 162">[[#refAuschwitz2003|Auschwitz, 1940-1945]], p. 162.</ref> |
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Although Möckel did not personally abuse prisoners, he nonetheless contributed to [[the Holocaust|the extermination of the Jews]]. He was responsible for maintenance of the crematoria. and ensuring the supply of [[Zyklon B]] for the gas chambers. As head of camp administration, he also bore responsibility for the cruel conditions at Auschwitz, as well as administrating the use of prisoners as [[Forced labor in Germany during World War II|slave labourers]]. |
Although Möckel did not personally abuse prisoners, he nonetheless contributed to [[the Holocaust|the extermination of the Jews]]. He was responsible for maintenance of the crematoria. and ensuring the supply of [[Zyklon B]] for the gas chambers. As head of camp administration, he also bore responsibility for the cruel conditions at Auschwitz, as well as administrating the use of prisoners as [[Forced labor in Germany during World War II|slave labourers]]. |
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=== Trial === |
=== Trial === |
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Möckel was tried by the [[Supreme National Tribunal]] in [[Kraków]] and [[Capital punishment|sentenced to death]]. His sentenced was carried out by [[hanging]] in [[Montelupich Prison]], Kraków. |
Möckel was tried by the [[Supreme National Tribunal]] in [[Kraków]] and [[Capital punishment|sentenced to death]]. His sentenced was carried out by [[hanging]] in [[Montelupich Prison]], Kraków on the 28th January 1948.<ref name="jewishvirtuallibrary">{{cite web |date= 2009 |url = http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/WarCrime4.html|title = Auschwitz Trial |format = |publisher = [[Jewish Virtual Library]]| accessdate = August 22, 2009 | last= |quote=}}</ref> |
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At the rank of SS-''Obersturmbannführer'' (Lt. Colonel, the rank also held by [[Rudolf Höss]]), Möckel was the joint-highest ranking individual to be prosecuted at the [[Auschwitz Trial]]. (The other being a commandant of the Auschwitz main camp, [[Arthur Liebehenschel]].) |
At the rank of SS-''Obersturmbannführer'' (Lt. Colonel, the rank also held by [[Rudolf Höss]]), Möckel was the joint-highest ranking individual to be prosecuted at the [[Auschwitz Trial]]. (The other being a commandant of the Auschwitz main camp, [[Arthur Liebehenschel]].) |
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== Bibliography == |
== Bibliography == |
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*Cyprian T., Sawicki J., ''Siedem wyroków Najwyższego Trybunału Narodowego'', Poznań 1962 |
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*{{cite book | last = Tadeusz Cyprian, Jerzy Sawicki,| title = Siedem wyroków Najwyższego Trybunału Narodowego|edition= 1962|pages= 383 | publisher = Instytut Zachodni| oclc= 11797830|language=POLISH}} |
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*{{cite book | last = Rudolf Höss| authorlink = Rudolf Höss| title = Autobiografia Rudolfa Hössa, komendanta obozu oświęcimskiego|edition= 1989|pages= 366 | publisher = Wydawn. Prawnicze| isbn= 8321904815|language=POLISH}} |
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| ⚫ | *<cite id=refAuschwitz2003>{{cite book | last = Świebocki, Henryk. Iwaszko, Tadeusz. Długoborski, Wacław. Piper, Franciszek. Lasik, Aleksander. Brand, William| title = Auschwitz, 1940-1945: central issues in the history of the camp|edition= 2000|pages= 452 | publisher = [[Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum]]| isbn= 8385047875|language=ENGLISH }}</cite> |
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*<cite id=refKadarVagi2004>{{cite book | last = Gábor Kádár, Zoltán Vági| title = Self-financing genocide: the gold train, the Becher case and the wealth of Hungarian Jews|edition= 2004|pages= 413 | publisher = Central European University Press| isbn= 9639241539|language=ENGLISH }}</cite> |
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Revision as of 12:49, 22 August 2009
Karl Möckel | |
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 Karl Möckel | |
| Born | January 9, 1901 |
| Died | January 28, 1948 (aged 47) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Occupation | SS-Obersturmbannführer |
| Known for | Head of Department IV (Administration) at Auschwitz |
| Political party | National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP) |
Karl Ernst Möckel (January 9, 1901 - January 28, 1948) was an SS-Obersturmbannführer and administrator at Auschwitz concentration camp. He was executed as a war criminal.
Life
Möckel was born in Klingenthal, Germany. He worked as an accountant after secondary school. In 1926 he joined the Nazi party and the SS. From 1933 - 1941 he worked in the main offices of the SS, including the WVHA. In 1941 he joined the Waffen-SS and served in a reserve battalion. In Spring 1943 he arrived at Auschwitz taking over the as head of the administration of the camp.
At Auschwitz
Möckel remained at the camp until its evacuation in January 1945. As head of Department IV (Administration), he was responsible for food, clothing, building maintenance (including the crematoria and gas chambers), management of prisoners' property and the property taken from exterminated prisoners.[1]
Due to the sheer volume of money and valuables (mainly jewellery and watches made from precious metals) plundered from prisoners, SS men struggled to keep up with the task of inspecting, sorting and counting them.[2] Möckel stated that fifteen to twenty suit cases of valuables were sent to the WVHA quarterly.[3]
Although Möckel did not personally abuse prisoners, he nonetheless contributed to the extermination of the Jews. He was responsible for maintenance of the crematoria. and ensuring the supply of Zyklon B for the gas chambers. As head of camp administration, he also bore responsibility for the cruel conditions at Auschwitz, as well as administrating the use of prisoners as slave labourers.
Trial
Möckel was tried by the Supreme National Tribunal in Kraków and sentenced to death. His sentenced was carried out by hanging in Montelupich Prison, Kraków on the 28th January 1948.[4]
At the rank of SS-Obersturmbannführer (Lt. Colonel, the rank also held by Rudolf Höss), Möckel was the joint-highest ranking individual to be prosecuted at the Auschwitz Trial. (The other being a commandant of the Auschwitz main camp, Arthur Liebehenschel.)
Bibliography
- Notes
- ^ Kádár, Vági, 2004, p. 124.
- ^ Auschwitz, 1940-1945, p. 161-162.
- ^ Auschwitz, 1940-1945, p. 162.
- ^ "Auschwitz Trial". Jewish Virtual Library. 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
- References
- Tadeusz Cyprian, Jerzy Sawicki,. Siedem wyroków Najwyższego Trybunału Narodowego (in Polish) (1962 ed.). Instytut Zachodni. p. 383. OCLC 11797830.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Rudolf Höss. Autobiografia Rudolfa Hössa, komendanta obozu oświęcimskiego (in Polish) (1989 ed.). Wydawn. Prawnicze. p. 366. ISBN 8321904815.
- Świebocki, Henryk. Iwaszko, Tadeusz. Długoborski, Wacław. Piper, Franciszek. Lasik, Aleksander. Brand, William. Auschwitz, 1940-1945: central issues in the history of the camp (2000 ed.). Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. p. 452. ISBN 8385047875.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Gábor Kádár, Zoltán Vági. Self-financing genocide: the gold train, the Becher case and the wealth of Hungarian Jews (2004 ed.). Central European University Press. p. 413. ISBN 9639241539.