Germany: 101-year-old ex-Nazi camp guard sentenced to 5 years in jail

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A German court sentenced a former concentration camp guard to five years in jail. Prosecutors accused the pensioner of involvement in the murders of 3,518 prisoners. He is the oldest person to have ever faced trial over Nazi crimes during World War II. The man has pleaded innocent throughout the trial. Prosecutors say he "knowingly and willingly" participated in the crimes.

1 month ago·Berlin, Germany

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Times of India

Man, 101 convicted of being Nazi guard, sentenced to 5 years

Europe News: BERLIN: 101-year-old man was convicted of 3,518 counts of accessory to murder on Tuesday for serving at the Nazis' Sachsenhausen concentration camp du.

1 month ago·Mumbai, India

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BBC News

Nazi camp guard, 101, given five years for aiding murder

The oldest Nazi criminal ever to stand trial in Germany, he had always denied being a camp guard.

1 month ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

101-Year-Old Ex-Nazi Camp Guard, Who Allegedly Aided In Killing 3,518 Prisoners, Faces Court Verdict

A German court will give its verdict on Tuesday in the trial of a 101-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard, the oldest person so far to be charged with complicity in war crimes during the Holocaust.

1 month ago·India

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Reuters

German court sentences ex-SS camp guard, aged 101, to five years in jail

A German court sentenced a former SS guard, now 101 years old, to five years in prison on Tuesday for assisting in the murder of some 3,500 people at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp.

1 month ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Former Nazi camp guard, 101, convicted of complicity in murders

Josef Schütz given five-year jail sentence in Germany but is unlikely to be put behind barsA German court has handed a five-year jail sentence to a 101-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard, the oldest person so far to go on trial for complicity in war crimes during the Holocaust.Josef Schütz was found guilty on Tuesday of being an accessory to murder while working as a prison guard at the Sachsenhausen camp in Oranienburg, north of Berl…

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Germany: former Nazi guard, 101, jailed for aiding murder

A 101-year-old man was convicted in Germany of 3,518 counts of accessory to murder on Tuesday for serving at the Nazis' Sachsenhausen concentration camp during the Second World War.

1 month ago·Toronto, Canada

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