Auction 5
German Persecutions of Civilians - WWII
By Valkyrie Historical Auctions
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Apr 25, 2021
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LOT 701:
Max Pauly Signed Document - Stutthof
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Max Pauly Signed Document - Stutthof
Document of the Kommandantur des Konzentrationslagers Stutthof27th July 1942. The document sets out the Work details and working hours of the prisoners of Stutthof concentration camp and is signed by the Camp commandant SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Max Pauly.Max Pauly (1 June 1907, Wesselburen – 8 October 1946, Hamelin) was an SS Standartenführer who was the commandant of Stutthof concentration camp from September 1939 to August 1942 and commandant of Neuengamme concentration camp and the associated subcamps from September 1942 until liberation in May 1945.Some 65,000 to 85,000 inmates perished at Stutthof while 40,000 to 56,000 died at Neuengamme. Pauly was tried by the British for war crimes with 13 others in the Curio Haus in Hamburg which was located in the British occupied sector of Germany. The trial lasted from 18 March to 13 May 1946. He was found guilty and sentenced to death with 11 other defendants. He was never tried for the crimes committed at Stutthof.
