Anton Malloth was a supervisor in the "Kleine Festung" part of the Theresienstadt concentration camp.
12 Facts About Anton Malloth
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From June 1940 to May 1945, Malloth worked as a supervisor in the Gestapo prison "Kleine Festung Theresienstadt", which was part of the larger Theresienstadt concentration camp.
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Anton Malloth was convicted of beating at least 100 prisoners to death and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2001, after escaping justice for 55 years.
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Anton Malloth grew up in the town of Schenna, near Merano, in South Tyrol.
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Anton Malloth's foster-parents ran a small agricultural business and guest-house.
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Anton Malloth did an apprenticeship as a butcher and later became a lance corporal in the Italian army, where he opted to serve in Germany.
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For most of the Second World War, Anton Malloth worked in Theresienstadt.
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In early 1948, Anton Malloth was arrested by the Austrian police.
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From 1988 to 2000, Anton Malloth lived in Pullach near Munich.
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Anton Malloth was taken into custody on 25 May 2000 and charged by the public prosecution department in Munich.
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On 30 May 2001 Anton Malloth was convicted by the district court of Munich for murder and attempted murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Ten days before his death, cancer-suffering Anton Malloth was declared unfit for prison and released.