1. Otto Max Koegel was a Nazi officer who served as a commander at Lichtenburg, Ravensbruck, Majdanek and Flossenburg concentration camps.
11 Facts About Max Koegel
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Max Koegel was born on 16 October 1895 in Fussen, in the Kingdom of Bavaria.
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Max Koegel was the fourth son of a carpenter who worked at a local furniture factory.
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In 1907, his father died and Max Koegel was sent to live with a family at a nearby farm.
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Max Koegel had to leave school and began training as a shepherd and later worked as a mountain guide.
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Max Koegel served in the military until 12 January 1919 and reached the rank of corporal.
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Max Koegel was wounded three times, including once during the Battle of Verdun, and received the Iron Cross second class.
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Max Koegel went on to travel for work in Switzerland and Austria before returning to Fussen, where he obtained a job in his father's old furniture factory.
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Max Koegel became a member of the NSDAP on 2 May 1932, and of the SS in June 1932.
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Max Koegel became adjutant to the Dachau concentration camp commander in 1937.
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Max Koegel hanged himself the next day, on 27 June 1946.