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Richard Baer (9 September 1911 – 17 June 1963) was a German SS officer who, among other assignments, was the final commandant of Auschwitz I concentration camp from May 1944 to January 1945, and right after, from February to April 1945, commandant of Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp.
Richard Baer war ein deutscher Sturmbannführer der Waffen-SS und letzter Kommandant der Konzentrationslager Auschwitz sowie Mittelbau-Dora. Nach Beginn des Zweiten Weltkrieges nahm er mit der SS-Division „Totenkopf“ am Westfeldzug und dem Überfall auf die Sowjetunion teil. Infolge einer Kriegsverletzung kehrte er zum bereits ...
Richard Baer was a high-ranking SS officer who led the Auschwitz I concentration camp from 1944 to 1945. He escaped after the war and died in custody in 1963.
Richard Baer was a notorious SS officer who ran the Auschwitz concentration camp before transferring to Mittelbau-Dora in 1945. He and his subordinates carried out mass executions and brutal treatment of the inmates at both camps.
Höcker and Auschwitz I commandant Richard Baer are there, shown in conversation with Höss, Kramer, and Mengele, along with other officers who have yet to be identified. Perhaps the most extraordinary photograph depicts an accordionist leading a sing-along for approximately 70 SS men.
Richard Baer (April 28, 1928 – February 22, 2008) was an American writer and screenwriter. Baer wrote for more than 56 television shows, many of which were sitcoms, throughout his career, including The Munsters, Leave It to Beaver and Bewitched.
See a photo of Richard Baer, the last commandant of Auschwitz, receiving a copy of the SS hospital plans in 1944. Learn more about his role and the SS activities at Auschwitz from the Holocaust Encyclopedia.
