Accused Nazi POW camp guard, 105, being investigated in Germany
The man is "accused of being an accessory to multiple murders through his activities there," prosecutors said.
German prosecutors have launched an investigation into a 105-year-old man for alleged crimes committed at the Nazi POW camp Stalag 326 VI K in the Senne region of western Germany during World War II, according to AFP. The suspect is suspected of being an accessory to multiple murders while serving as a guard at the camp. The camp, which operated between 1941 and April 1945, housed between 180,000 and 200,000 Soviet prisoners of war.
Soviet POWs suffered from malnutrition, inadequate medical care, unsanitary conditions, and forced labor, with between 2.3 and 3 million not surviving. The case echoes similar investigations of former guards at other camps, such as a 100-year-old suspect in Hemer, Germany, and a 96-year-old alleged guard at Sachsenhausen concentration camp, both of whom have since died before facing trial.
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