Erich Adam Oskar Dinges (20 November 1911 – 23 April 1953) was an SS-''

Sturmmann ''Sturmmann'' (, ) was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was first created in the year 1921. The rank of ''Sturmmann'' was used by the ''Sturmabteilung'' (SA) and the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS). The word originated during World War I when ''Sturm ...

'' and member of staff at

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. He was prosecuted at the

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. Dinges was born in

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. He worked as a driving instructor. He joined the

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and the SS on 1 March 1932. From 30 May 1941 to November 1944 he was a chauffeur at Auschwitz. Dinges was tried by the

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and was sentenced to 5 years in prison on 22 December 1947. He was released from prison in 1952, after completing his sentence. Dinges died in 1953 under unknown circumstances.

Bibliography

* Cyprian T., Sawicki J., ''Siedem wyroków Najwyższego Trybunału Narodowego'', Poznań 1962

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dinges, Erich 1911 births 1953 deaths Military personnel from Hesse-Nassau People convicted in the Auschwitz trial SS personnel Military personnel from Frankfurt