Irma Grese, also known as the "Hyena of Auschwitz," was a Nazi concentration camp guard who committed numerous atrocities against prisoners, particularly Jewish women. She worked at Ravensbrück, Auschwitz, and Bergen-Belsen camps, where she participated in prisoner selections for the gas chambers, tortured and killed inmates with whips, dogs, and guns, and raped and abused many of them.
Born on October 7, 1923, to an agricultural family, Grese left school at the age of 15 and worked on a farm for six months before taking on various jobs, including working in a shop and a hospital.
In 1942, she joined the SS Auxiliaries and volunteered to serve as a prison guard, eventually being posted to the Ravensbrück concentration camp for training.
The following year, she was transferred to Auschwitz, where she quickly rose to the rank of Senior SS-Supervisor, becoming the second-highest-ranking female guard at the camp.
Survivors provided extensive details of Grese's sadistic acts during her time at Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen. She was known to beat and kick women with her hobnail boots, often choosing the most beautiful women as victims for the gas chambers. She would also force young Jewish inmates to act as lookouts while she raped other prisoners.
In her hut, the skins of three inmates were found, allegedly made into lampshades. Grese's father, Alfred, vehemently opposed her joining the SS, and their relationship soured.
Prior to her transfer to Auschwitz, she visited her father while wearing her full SS dress uniform, knowing it would provoke him profoundly.
During the visit, her father questioned her about her duties at Ravensbrück.
In March 1945, Grese was sent to the Bergen-Belsen camp, where she continued her reign of terror until the camp's liberation by British and Canadian forces in April.
She was captured and later found guilty of her war crimes, becoming the youngest woman to be hanged under British law in the 20th century.
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Irma Grese, also known as the "Hyena of Auschwitz," was a Nazi concentration camp guard who committed numerous atrocities against prisoners, particularly Jewish women. She worked at Ravensbrück, Auschwitz, and Bergen-Belsen camps, where she participated in prisoner selections for the gas chambers, tortured and killed inmates with whips, dogs, and guns, and raped and abused many of them.
Born on October 7, 1923, to an agricultural family, Grese left school at the age of 15 and worked on a farm for six months before taking on various jobs, including working in a shop and a hospital.
In 1942, she joined the SS Auxiliaries and volunteered to serve as a prison guard, eventually being posted to the Ravensbrück concentration camp for training.
The following year, she was transferred to Auschwitz, where she quickly rose to the rank of Senior SS-Supervisor, becoming the second-highest-ranking female guard at the camp.
Survivors provided extensive details of Grese's sadistic acts during her time at Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen. She was known to beat and kick women with her hobnail boots, often choosing the most beautiful women as victims for the gas chambers. She would also force young Jewish inmates to act as lookouts while she raped other prisoners.
In her hut, the skins of three inmates were found, allegedly made into lampshades. Grese's father, Alfred, vehemently opposed her joining the SS, and their relationship soured.
Prior to her transfer to Auschwitz, she visited her father while wearing her full SS dress uniform, knowing it would provoke him profoundly.
During the visit, her father questioned her about her duties at Ravensbrück.
In March 1945, Grese was sent to the Bergen-Belsen camp, where she continued her reign of terror until the camp's liberation by British and Canadian forces in April.
She was captured and later found guilty of her war crimes, becoming the youngest woman to be hanged under British law in the 20th century.
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