First Belsen Trial  Medislaw Burgraf

Place Of Birth : Częstochowa, Poland
Position Within Bergen-Belsen : Blockältester/Stubendienst Block 19
Comments :
Trial : First Belsen Trial
Trial Location : 30 Lindenstraße, Lüneburg 17 September - 17 November 1945
Trial Defendent Number : 20
   
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Brief History

Employed with the state railway.

05 August 1940 arrested by the Germans.

22 August 1940 transferred to Buchenwald.

12 December 1940 transferred to Neuengamme.

12 March 1943 transferred to Drütte.

07 April 1945 left Drütte to an unknown destination

08 April 1945 arrived at Celle.

09 April 1945 arrived Bergen-Belsen.

17 August 1945 - arrested by the British.

Shared a cell with and appeared as a Defence witness at the trial of Erich Zoddel in Celle in August 1945.

17 September 1945. Stands trial at the 'Trial of Josef Kramer and Forty Four others' at 30 Lindenstraße, Lüneburg. Charged with Count 1.

17 November 1945. Sentenced to 5 Years Imprisonment.

Released 11 August 1949.

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