Ludwig Runzheimer (28 July 1912 – 6 July 1946) was a German SS-Oberscharführer in the Gestapo during World War II. During the last months of the war he held a central position at the Espeland detention camp in occupied Norway, where he became notorious for sadistic behaviour and torture of prisoners.[1][2][3][4]
Following the liberation of Norway, he was arrested and sentenced to death for war crimes. He was executed by the Norwegian state on 6 July 1946.[1]
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^"Runzheimer drev en umenneskelig tortur både i Veiten og på Espeland'.'". Bergens Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Bergen, Norway. 4 April 1946. pp. 1, 6. Retrieved 20 April 2021 – via National Library of Norway (www.nb.no).
LudwigRunzheimer (28 July 1912 – 6 July 1946) was a German SS-Oberscharführer in the Gestapo during World War II. During the last months of the war he...
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