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Martin Gottfried Weiss

Martin Gottfried Weiss, German SS officer (died 1946)

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Born
June 3, 1905
Died
May 29, 1946
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1905

About Martin Gottfried Weiss

Martin Gottfried Weiss, alternatively spelled Weiß, but best known as The Demon of Dachau was the commandant of the Dachau concentration camp in 1945 at the time of his arrest. He also served from April 1940 until September 1942 as the commandant of Neuengamme concentration camp, and later, from November 1943 until May 1944, as the fourth commandant of Majdanek concentration camp. He was executed for war crimes. In the summer of 1926 he joined the Nazi Party and founded a chapter of the SA and of the HJ with two friends in Weiden. On 1 September 1942 Weiss became commandant of Dachau concentration camp.

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Martin Gottfried Weiss timeline

  1. In the summer of 1926 he joined the Nazi Party and founded a chapter of the SA and of the HJ with two friends in Weiden.
  2. On 1 September 1942 Weiss became commandant of Dachau concentration camp.

The world when Martin Gottfried Weiss was born

Martin Gottfried Weiss was born in 1905. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1905

  • Best-selling book"The Marriage of William Ashe" – Mrs. Humphry Ward

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChristy Mathewson pitches 3 shutouts in the World Series
  • Top headlineEinstein publishes theory of special relativity
  • Technology milestoneEinstein's "miracle year" — E=mc²
  • World population~1.65B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population83.2M

1905 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Martin Gottfried Weiss's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19052026
Population83.2M341 million

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