Gerhard Bast
Gerhard Bast | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 12, 1911 |
| Died | March 9, 1947 (aged 36) |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Political party | Nazi Party |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Motive | Nazism |
| Conviction | Negligent manslaughter |
| Criminal penalty | 4 months imprisonment (not served) |
| Details | |
| Victims | Hundreds |
Span of crimes | July 1941 – 1945 |
| Country | Belarus, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine |
| Targets | Jews and Partisans |
| SS career | |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Schutzstaffel |
| Years of service | 1931–1945 |
| Rank | Sturmbannführer |
| Unit | Einsatzgruppe B Einsatzgruppe D Einsatzgruppe H |
| Commands | Sonderkommando 7a Sonderkommando 11a |
Gerhard Bast (January 12, 1911 – March 9, 1947) was an Austrian lawyer, a Sturmbannführer in the Gestapo and a leader of a task force of the Einsatzgruppen. After the war, Bast attempted to flee to South America. Shortly before leaving, he decided to visit his family in Austria. Before reaching the Brenner Pass, however, the smuggler transporting Bast abruptly decided to rob and murder him.