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Laak (other)
Laak can refer to: People Laak * Aleksander Laak (1907–1960), lieutenant and the commander of the Jägala concentration camp during the German occupation * Dan Laak, American head dive coach * Phil Laak (born 1972), Irish-American poker player Ter Laak * Everard Ter Laak (1868-1931), Dutch Roman Catholic missionary and bishop in China * Ine ter Laak-Spijk (1931–2002), Dutch short and middle-distance runner Van de Laak * Koen van de Laak (born 1982), Dutch footballer Van Laak *Claudia van Laak (born 1963), German radio journalist Places *Laak, Davao de Oro, Philippines *Laak, The Hague, Netherlands *Laak River, Rotselaar, Belgium *Laak (Königsberg) formerly Germany, presently part of Kaliningrad, Russia See also *LAK (other) / Lak {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksander Laak
Aleksander (Alexander) Laak (24 August 1907 – 6 September 1960) was a lieutenant and the commander of the Jägala concentration camp during the German occupation of Estonia. The estimates for the number of killed at Jägala concentration camp vary widely. The Soviet investigators reached the conclusion that 2,000–3,000 were killed in Jägala and Kalevi-Liiva taken together, but the number 5,000 (as determined by the Extraordinary State Commission in 1944) was written into the verdict. In modern sources, the number 10,000 occurs. Some commentators have also given figures ranging from 100,000 ( Michael Elkins, Jonathan Freedland) to 125,000 to 300,000 (Warren Kinsella), however, such figures contradict the findings of the Estonian International Commission for Investigation of Crimes Against Humanity and also the estimates of scholars who place the number of total Jewish victims for the Estonia of 1941–1944 at 8,500. Aleksander Laak was also known to have arranged drun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |