Franz Ziereis

Franz Ziereis
Born13 August 1905
Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died24 May 1945(1945-05-24) (aged 39)
Mauthausen-Gusen, Upper Austria, Allied-occupied Austria
Cause of deathGunshot wounds

Franz Xaver Ziereis (13 August 1905 – 24 May 1945) was the commandant of the Mauthausen concentration camp from 1939 until the camp was liberated by the American forces in 1945.

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