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Ernst August Knorr

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Ernst August Knorr

Birth
Mamonovo, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
Death
7 Jul 1945 (aged 45)
Scheveningen, Den Haag Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Burial
Ysselsteyn, Venray Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map
Plot
AQ-7-163
Memorial ID
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Place of birth:Heiligenbeil.(Мамоново)
Ernst Knorr was an Officer of the Deutscher Sicherheitsdienst (intelligence agency of the SS), who was known to be extremely cruel. He was involved in torture and the execution of members of the Dutch resistance movement. The Headquarter of the SD in Groningen was "het Scholtenhuis" also known as the house of terror. Knorr died of suicide in prison after the war, however some other German prisoners said that Knorr didn´t commit suicide but that he was tortured and killed in prison by Dutch prison guards.
Buried Algemene begraafplaats Kerkhoflaan, Den Haag.
Reburied 10/10/1958 Ysselsteyn.
Place of birth:Heiligenbeil.(Мамоново)
Ernst Knorr was an Officer of the Deutscher Sicherheitsdienst (intelligence agency of the SS), who was known to be extremely cruel. He was involved in torture and the execution of members of the Dutch resistance movement. The Headquarter of the SD in Groningen was "het Scholtenhuis" also known as the house of terror. Knorr died of suicide in prison after the war, however some other German prisoners said that Knorr didn´t commit suicide but that he was tortured and killed in prison by Dutch prison guards.
Buried Algemene begraafplaats Kerkhoflaan, Den Haag.
Reburied 10/10/1958 Ysselsteyn.

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  • Created by: Fred
  • Added: Nov 1, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60951664/ernst_august-knorr: accessed ), memorial page for Ernst August Knorr (13 Oct 1899–7 Jul 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 60951664, citing Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof Ysselsteyn, Ysselsteyn, Venray Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands; Maintained by Fred (contributor 46792340).