Gallows (Oświęcim)

Poland / Malopolskie / Oswiecim / Oświęcim
 exposition, interesting place, historic landmark

The first commendant of Auschwitz, SS-Obersturmbannführer Rudolf Höss, who was tried and sentenced to death after the war by the Polish Supreme National Tribunal, was hanged here on 16 April 1947.
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Coordinates:   50°1'40"N   19°12'19"E
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