105-Year-Old Man Investigated for Alleged Role in Nazi Camp Crimes

A 105-year-old man has been accused of involvement in multiple murders at a prisoner-of-war camp during World War II. The suspect, who has not been named, is alleged to have worked as a guard at Stalag 326 VI-K in Senne, northwest Germany. Since 1945, multiple mass graves have been discovered at the site, with estimates suggesting that between 15,000 and 70,000 people may have died there, many due to abuse. This man is the second former guard to be investigated for his role at the camp; a 99-year-old suspect was also investigated earlier this year but died a few months later. Hundreds of thousands of captured troops, primarily from the Soviet Union, as well as from France, Poland, Serbia, and Belgium, were held at Stalag 326. In recent years, individuals accused of Nazi-era crimes have faced legal proceedings at advanced ages. For instance, Irmgard Furchner, known as the 'Secretary of Evil', was tried for her role at the Stutthof concentration camp. Furchner, who worked for the camp's commandant from 1943 to 1945, was found guilty in December 2022 of being an accessory to the murder of 10,505 prisoners and received a two-year suspended sentence. Her conviction was upheld in 2024, and she died the following year at age 99.