Irmgard Furchner, Last Convicted Nazi Camp Official, Dies at 99

Furchner's death concludes a historic legal case that underscored the enduring pursuit of accountability for Holocaust crimes nearly 80 years later.

Irmgard Furchner, former secretary at the Stutthof concentration camp, was convicted in 2022 for complicity in the murder of over 10,500 prisoners during World War II.
Her administrative role included handling deportation and execution orders, which facilitated the systematic atrocities at the camp.
Furchner received a two-year suspended sentence, marking one of the final prosecutions of Nazi crimes in Germany.
She attempted to evade her trial in 2021 but was apprehended and later faced testimonies from Holocaust survivors recounting the horrors of Stutthof.
Her death at 99 highlights the persistent legal and moral commitment to addressing Holocaust-era atrocities, even decades after the events.