Martin Weiss
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Martin Weiss (born 3 June 1905 in Weiden in der Oberpfalz - 29 May 1946) was the Commandant of Dachau concentration camp in 1945. He was tried during the Dachau Trials of 15 November — 13 December 1945, found guilty, and was executed on 29 May 1946.
In 1942-1943 Weiss commanded notorious Special SD and German Security Police Squad in Vilnius, Lithuania which was murdering Jews, Soviet prisoners and Poles [1].
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- ^ (Lithuanian) Arūnas Bubnys (2004). Vokiečių ir lietuvių saugumo policija (1941–1944) (German and Lithuanian security police: 1941-1944). Vilnius: Lietuvos gyventojų genocido ir rezistencijos tyrimo centras. Retrieved on 2006-06-09.
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