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Ludwig Plagge (13 June 1910 - 22 January 1948) was an SS-''Oberscharführer'' and member of staff at Auschwitz, Buchenwald and Majdanek concentration camps. He was prosecuted at the Auschwitz Trial. == Life == Born in Landesbergen, Plagge completed eight years of school and became a farmer. He joined the Nazi party on December 1, 1931, and the SS in October 1934, with the membership number 270620. On 20 November 1939 he began active service and was assigned to Sachsenhausen concentration camp where he stayed until the end of June 1940.〔Winter, ''Winter time'', p. 128.〕 He was subsequently posted to Auschwitz in July 1940, and was one of the first SS men there.〔 He remained there until 4 October 1943. His roles included ''Blockführer'' (Block leader) (including in Block 11, the death block) and SS ''Rapportführer''. In the gypsy camp in Birkenau he had the role of deputy roll call leader from its opening through autumn 1943, and in the summer was also acting protective custody leader (''Schutzhaftlagerführer'').〔 From Auschwitz he was posted to the Majdanek camp in Lublin, then in 1944 he was in Flossenbürg concentration camp. He was also a member of Lebensborn. Plagge was noted for his brutality, particularly to Jews.〔Świebocki, ''London wurde informiert''. p. 147.〕 He participated in the gassing of thousands of Sinti and Roma people, and Jews from Theresienstadt.〔IDC, ''Dachauer Hefte''. p. 163.〕 He was known for submitting prisoners to punishment in the form of physical exercises, known as "sport" in the camp.〔Buszko, ''Auschwitz, camp hitlérien d'extermination''. p. 108.〕 Prisoners in quarantine were also made to do these exercises.〔 On demand, a group of prisoners were expected to undertake any action, such as walking, singing, running, crawling on one's elbows and tips of the toes, roll around on the ground covered with gravel and crushed bricks, etc.〔 Plagge was a specialist in the invention of these exercises, which were to be performed very quickly without any regard to the age and health of the prisoners.〔 He would make prisoners run for hours while carrying his pipe between his teeth, and hit those who fell, forcing them to carry on.〔 Prisoners nicknamed him ''das Pfeifchen'' (the little pipe).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ludwig Plagge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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