1. Martin Karl Hellinger was a German Nazi dentist who in 1943 was assigned to work at the concentration camp for women at Ravensbruck, with the duty of removing dental gold from those killed at the camp.
12 Facts About Martin Hellinger
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Martin Hellinger was released in 1954 and given funds by the West German government to re-establish a dental practice.
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Martin Hellinger was born in Pirna on 17 July 1904.
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Martin Hellinger served at Sachsenhausen in 1941 and Flossenburg concentration camp between 1941 and 1942.
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Martin Hellinger was one of four camp dentists along with Walter Sonntag.
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Martin Hellinger paid minimal attention to dental treatment and greater consideration of his role as an executive SS officer performing general duties alongside the other camp office members.
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Martin Hellinger was present at the executions of three British SOE agents: Lilian Rolfe, Denise Bloch and Violette Szabo.
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Martin Hellinger claimed he believed that the dead were legally executed.
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Martin Hellinger was not of the opinion that he neglected his professional duties.
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Martin Hellinger was released from the British prison for war criminals in Werl on 20 May 1954 and re-established his dental practice with a special grant of 10,000 DM by the West German government as compensation for the time he spent in prison.
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Martin Hellinger practiced for many years after, and died in 1988.
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Six photographs of Martin Hellinger are in the British National Archives.