Max Koegel

SS officer (1895-1946)

Person Human Q61660

Facts

28 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[15]
Date of birth: October 16, 1895
Date of death: June 26, 1946
Place of birth: Füssen
Place of death: Schwabach
Country of citizenship: German Empire, Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany^[6]^[7]^[8]
Occupation: concentration camp guard
Position held: Nazi concentration camp commandant^[9]
Religion or worldview: Catholicism^[14]
Member of political party: Nazi Party^[16]
Award received: Iron Cross, 2nd class^[10]
Cause of death: hanging to death^[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed: German^[30]
Allegiance: Nazi Germany^[27]
Birth name: Otto Max Koegel^[31]
Commander of (DEPRECATED): Lichtenburg concentration camp, Ravensbrück concentration camp, Lublin-Majdanek concentration camp, Flossenbürg concentration camp^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]
Convicted of: crime against humanity^[29]
Family name: Koegel^[25]
Given name: Max^[26]
Manner of death: suicide^[28]
Member of: Schutzstaffel, Sturmabteilung, Freikorps Oberland^[11]^[12]^[13]
Military branch: Imperial German Army^[17]
Military, police or special rank: Obersturmbannführer^[18]

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Name in native language: Max Koegel^[32]
On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikiproject Nuremberg Trials^[34]
Participated in conflict: World War I^[24]
Start of work period: 1916^[33]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 10

ISNI: 0000000014935676
VIAF cluster ID: 72328975
GND ID: 124512054
Image (Wikimedia Commons): 2015 09 15 KZ Ravensbrück Max Koegel 1 IMG 2353 S.JPG ↗
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 124512054
FactGrid item ID: Callirhipis salvazai
Freebase ID: /m/063m3h
NSDAP membership number (1925–1945): 1179781
Prabook ID: 2117934
WikiTree person ID: Koegel-42

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Commander of (DEPRECATED) 4

Lublin-Majdanek concentration camp, Ravensbrück concentration camp, Flossenbürg concentration camp, Lichtenburg concentration camp

Country of citizenship 3

Nazi Germany, German Empire, Weimar Republic

Member of 3

Schutzstaffel, Sturmabteilung, Freikorps Oberland

Allegiance 1

Nazi Germany

Cause of death 1

hanging to death

Convicted of 1

crime against humanity

Given name 1

Max

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

German

Manner of death 1

suicide

Member of political party 1

Nazi Party

Military branch 1

Imperial German Army

Military, police or special rank 1

Obersturmbannführer

Participated in conflict 1

World War I

Place of birth 1

Füssen

Place of death 1

Schwabach

Religion or worldview 1

Catholicism

Sex or gender 1

male

← Significant person 1

Gerhard Schiedlausky

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Summary

Max Koegel was born on October 16, 1895^[1], in Füssen^[2]. He died on June 26, 1946^[3], in Schwabach^[4]. He worked as a concentration camp guard^[5].

FAQs

Where was Max Koegel born?

Max Koegel's place of birth was Füssen^[2].

Where did Max Koegel die?

Max Koegel passed away in Schwabach^[4].

What did Max Koegel do for work?

Max Koegel worked as a concentration camp guard^[5].

What awards did Max Koegel receive?

Honors received include Iron Cross 2nd Class^[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Max Koegel — place of birth (P19): Füssen. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Max Koegel — place of death (P20): Schwabach. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Max Koegel — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Max Koegel — country of citizenship (P27): German Empire. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Max Koegel — country of citizenship (P27): Weimar Republic. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Max Koegel — country of citizenship (P27): Nazi Germany. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Max Koegel — position held (P39): Nazi concentration camp commandant. Stars and Stripes. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Max Koegel — member of political party (P102): Nazi Party. Dienstaltersliste der Schutzstaffel der NSDAP, Stand vom 1. Dezember 1936. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Max Koegel — occupation (P106): concentration camp guard. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Max Koegel — religion or worldview (P140): Catholicism. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Max Koegel — award received (P166): Iron Cross 2nd Class. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Max Koegel — military branch (P241): Imperial German Army. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Max Koegel — military, police or special rank (P410): Obersturmbannführer. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Max Koegel — member of (P463): Schutzstaffel. Dienstaltersliste der Schutzstaffel der NSDAP, Stand vom 1. Dezember 1936. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Max Koegel — member of (P463): Sturmabteilung. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Max Koegel — member of (P463): Freikorps Oberland. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Max Koegel — cause of death (P509): hanging to death. Stars and Stripes. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Max Koegel — date of birth (P569): October 16, 1895. Dienstaltersliste der Schutzstaffel der NSDAP, Stand vom 1. Dezember 1936. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Max Koegel — date of death (P570): June 26, 1946. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Max Koegel — commander of (DEPRECATED) (P598): Lichtenburg concentration camp. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Max Koegel — commander of (DEPRECATED) (P598): Ravensbrück concentration camp. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Max Koegel — commander of (DEPRECATED) (P598): Lublin-Majdanek concentration camp. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Max Koegel — commander of (DEPRECATED) (P598): Flossenbürg concentration camp. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Max Koegel — participated in conflict (P607): World War I. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Max Koegel — family name (P734): Koegel. Stars and Stripes. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Max Koegel — given name (P735): Max. Stars and Stripes. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Max Koegel — allegiance (P945): Nazi Germany. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Max Koegel — manner of death (P1196): suicide. Stars and Stripes. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Max Koegel — convicted of (P1399): crime against humanity. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Max Koegel — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): German. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Max Koegel — birth name (P1477): Otto Max Koegel. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Max Koegel — name in native language (P1559): Max Koegel. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Max Koegel — start of work period (P2031): 1916. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Max Koegel — on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008): Wikiproject Nuremberg Trials. wikidata.org.

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