Overview
- Prosecutors allege the former guard took part in killings at the Hemer prisoner-of-war camp between 6 December 1943 and at least 22 September 1944.
- Senior prosecutor Andreas Brendel says the inquiry is ongoing and provides no further details at this stage.
- Dortmund holds lead responsibility for prosecuting Nazi-era crimes in North Rhine-Westphalia after the file was transferred from Ludwigsburg.
- Historical records report that more than 200,000 POWs were incarcerated at Stalag VI A and about 24,000 died from conditions or were killed.
- Accounts of the camp detail catastrophic overcrowding, disease, undernourishment and forced labor imposed on prisoners.