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October 27, 1946


Theresienstadt Commandant Hanged for Crimes Against Jews; Convicted, Executed Same Day

Prague, Oct. 25 (JTA) –

Heinrich Joeckal, commandant of the Theresienstadt concentration camp, was executed this afternoon in the Litomerice jail. He was convicted this morning of the murder and torture of thousands of Jewish prisoners and of having supported the Nazi movement in Czechoslovakia.



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"Theresienstadt Commandant Hanged for Crimes Against Jews; Convicted, Executed Same Day." Jewish Telegraphic Agency 27 Oct 1946.