Max Pauly (1 June 1907 – 8 October 1946) was an SS

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who was the commandant of

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from September 1939 to August 1942 and commandant of

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and the associated subcamps from September 1942 until liberation in May 1945. He lived on site with his family. Pauly was tried by the British for war crimes with 13 others in the ''Curio Haus'' in

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which was located in the British

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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.

Execution

Pauly was executed by

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on 8 October 1946.Ernst Klee: The Encyclopedia of the Third Reich persons: who came before and after 1945. Publisher: Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2007. .The SS: Alibi of a Nation, 1922–1945 Publisher: Da Capo Press (21 March 1989) Language: English , .

Legacy

Pauly is mentioned under the name of "Hans" in

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's 1967 book, ''The Murderers Among Us'' (ch. 22, "The Other Side of the Moon").

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Neuengamme Museum
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pauly, Max 1907 births 1946 deaths People from Wesselburen Neuengamme concentration camp personnel SS-Standartenführer Executed people from Schleswig-Holstein Curiohaus Trial executions People from the Province of Schleswig-Holstein Waffen-SS personnel Holocaust perpetrators in Poland Executed Nazi concentration camp commandants

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