Irmgard Furchner, Former Nazi Camp Secretary, Dies at 99

Furchner's death concludes one of the last major legal chapters addressing Nazi-era crimes, following her 2022 conviction for aiding in over 10,000 murders at the Stutthof concentration camp.

Irmgard Furchner, convicted in 2022 for aiding and abetting the murder of 10,505 people during the Holocaust, died on January 14, 2025, at the age of 99.
She worked as a secretary at the Stutthof concentration camp from 1943 to 1945, facilitating operations tied to systematic killings, including handling deportation lists and materials for Zyklon B gas.
Furchner received a two-year suspended sentence, with her conviction upheld by Germany's Federal Court of Justice in August 2024.
Her trial drew international attention and reignited debates about the ethics of prosecuting elderly individuals for historical crimes decades later.
Stutthof, where Furchner worked, imprisoned 110,000 people during World War II, with nearly 65,000 deaths recorded due to inhumane conditions and executions.

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