Werner Braune
Karl Rudolf Werner Braune (11 April 1909 − 7 June 1951) was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era and a Holocaust perpetrator. During the German invasion of the Soviet Union of 1941, Braune was the commander of Einsatzkommando 11b, part of Einsatzgruppe D. Braune organized and conducted mass murders of Jews in the Army Group South Rear Area, the Reichskommissariat Ukraine (southern Ukraine and in the Crimea). For his role in these crimes, Braune was tried before an American military court in 1948 in the Einsatzgruppen trial. He was convicted, sentenced to death and executed in 1951.
Karl Rudolf Werner Braune | |
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Braune's mugshot for the Nuremberg Military Tribunal (1 March 1948) | |
| Born | 11 April 1909 |
| Died | 7 June 1951 (aged 42) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Spouse | Margot Braune |
| Conviction(s) | Crimes against humanity War crimes Membership in a criminal organization |
| Trial | Einsatzgruppen trial |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 14,300+ |
Span of crimes | October 1941 – September 1942 |
| Country | Ukraine and Russia |
| SS career | |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Schutzstaffel |
| Rank | SS-Obersturmbannführer |
| Unit | Einsatzgruppe D |
| Commands held | Einsatzkommando 11b |
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