Germany Investigates 105-Year-Old Over Murders at WWII POW Camp Holding 200,000
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Updated · CBS New York · Sep 24
Germany Investigates 105-Year-Old Over Murders at WWII POW Camp Holding 200,000
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Sep 24
Summary
German prosecutors said a 105-year-old man is under investigation on suspicion of aiding multiple murders as a guard at Stalag 326 VI K in western Germany.
Stalag 326 held about 180,000 to 200,000 Soviet prisoners between 1941 and April 1945, where inmates endured starvation, poor medical care, appalling sanitation and forced labor.
The case adds to Germany's late-stage Nazi prosecutions, which have relied on accessory-to-murder charges even without proof a suspect carried out a specific killing.
Time is tightening for such cases: several elderly former camp guards have died before or soon after trial, including a Sachsenhausen suspect in 2025 and a convicted former guard in 2023.