奧斯威辛的鬣狗:伊爾瑪·格雷斯的故事
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這位年輕女子穿著一件連體睡衣,衣物遮蔽了她全身的每一寸皮膚, 一個寬大的兜帽遮住了她的頭。 在英國皇家陛下首席劊子手阿爾伯特·皮埃爾龐的監督下, 奧尼爾軍士長用一個巨大的絞索套住兜帽,等待命令。 執刑方式采用的是"長繩墜落法", 這種方法會在受刑人窒息前就先使其頸椎斷裂。"Schnell! "(快!)年輕女子喊道。奧尼爾滿足了她的要求, 打開了腳下的活板門。就這樣,年僅22歲的伊爾瑪· 格雷斯結束了她的生命。她被稱為"奧斯威辛的鬣狗(Hyena)", 或者如果你願意的話,也可以叫她"貝爾根-貝爾森集中營的母狗" ,被認為是21世紀最殘酷的女性之一。 她於1923年出生在德國北部。麵對暴力的父親和自殺的母親, 15歲時她離家出走,加入了黨衛軍醫療隊。 後來人們在拉文斯布呂克女子集中營看到她擔任守衛, 接著在比克瑙,然後在奧斯威辛擔任門格勒醫生的助手。 最後她到了貝爾根-貝爾森集中營,擔任"工作主管"。 她於1945年4月被俘,並在同年接受了審判(圖中為9號被告) 。證人們——
證人們詳盡地講述了她令人發指的暴行。
她曾在囚犯的乳房上製造傷口,目的是引起感染, 以便日後將其切除,而這些切除手術是在沒有麻醉的情況下進行的; 她是負責挑選送入毒氣室人員的負責人之一。 她曾下令連續數日不給警犬喂食,讓這些動物處於饑餓狀態, 以便去撕咬那些被認為不服管教或體弱的囚犯。 她還被指控虐待兒童、強迫囚犯勞動至死、 用大石塊擊打頭部的方式對男女囚犯施以石刑, 以及用腳踢死女性囚犯(為此,她幾乎總是穿著笨重且尖頭的靴子) 。在審判期間,這名女子始終保持著輕蔑和冷漠的態度。 法官們對此沒有太多疑問。11月,軍事法庭庭長伯尼- 菲克林將軍宣讀了對被告的判決:"盟國軍事法庭認定伊爾瑪· 格雷斯犯有種族滅絕和大屠殺罪,判處其絞刑。" 她於1945年12月13日被處決。 這是首次對一名女性戰爭罪犯執行死刑。而這僅僅是個開始, 之後還有其他人被處決。
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Dark History of Irma Grese: The Hyena of Auschwitz.
The life of Irma Grese is a genuine blot to the history of the World War II. She showed that being young does not always make one innocent.
Her Early Life
Irma was born in 1923. At a tender age of 12, her life went black. Her mother found out that Irma had a cheating father and killed herself. Irma dropped out of school after this tragedy and much later on, she joined the Nazi SS.
A Career Built on Cruelty
She was employed in 1942 as a guard in Ravensbruck. Her employers soon understood that she was very rough and vicious in nature. By 1943, she was moved to Auschwitz.
She also rose and became a Senior SS Supervisor within a very short time. At one point, she was the head of 30,000 other female prisoners. This put her in a situation entirely free to mistreat other people with no laws to limit her.
Why She Was Called the "Hyena"
She was a nightmare with heavy boots and this is what people who survived do not forget. She had a woven whip and struck prisoners on the chest.
Among the physicians who happened to be prisoners, one named Dr. Gisella Perl called Grese the most evil woman she had ever encountered. She found Grese take pleasure in seeing people undergo torturous medical procedures. Grese could have looked like a normal human being but her actions were not human.
The Trial and Execution
Grese worked with these men as Josif Mengele who chooses how many people will go to gas chambers. She had a part to make life and death.
The war reached an end and she was taken hostage by the British army. She was brought to trial in the trial of war crimes in Bergen-Belsen trial. She was later found guilty and was hanged on December 13, 1945.
Even in 22 years of age she did not regret having done so. Her story is a terrifying depiction of what may happen when the power is in the wrong hands.
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The life of Irma Grese is a genuine blot to the history of the World War II. She showed that being young does not always make one innocent.
Her Early Life
Irma was born in 1923. At a tender age of 12, her life went black. Her mother found out that Irma had a cheating father and killed herself. Irma dropped out of school after this tragedy and much later on, she joined the Nazi SS.
A Career Built on Cruelty
She was employed in 1942 as a guard in Ravensbruck. Her employers soon understood that she was very rough and vicious in nature. By 1943, she was moved to Auschwitz.
She also rose and became a Senior SS Supervisor within a very short time. At one point, she was the head of 30,000 other female prisoners. This put her in a situation entirely free to mistreat other people with no laws to limit her.
Why She Was Called the "Hyena"
She was a nightmare with heavy boots and this is what people who survived do not forget. She had a woven whip and struck prisoners on the chest.
Among the physicians who happened to be prisoners, one named Dr. Gisella Perl called Grese the most evil woman she had ever encountered. She found Grese take pleasure in seeing people undergo torturous medical procedures. Grese could have looked like a normal human being but her actions were not human.
The Trial and Execution
Grese worked with these men as Josif Mengele who chooses how many people will go to gas chambers. She had a part to make life and death.
The war reached an end and she was taken hostage by the British army. She was brought to trial in the trial of war crimes in Bergen-Belsen trial. She was later found guilty and was hanged on December 13, 1945.
Even in 22 years of age she did not regret having done so. Her story is a terrifying depiction of what may happen when the power is in the wrong hands.
Appreciate an upvote if you find it helpful and informative.
Thanks for reading!