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Sauer (surname)
Sauer is a German surname. Notable people with this surname (or Sauers) include: Persons A–J *Albert Sauer (1898–1945), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant *August Sauer (1855–1926), Austrian Germanist and literary historian *Bernard Sauer (1924–1991), US stage actor *Carl O. Sauer (1889–1975), US geographer *Christoph Sauer (1695–1758), German-born US printer and publisher *Colin Sauer (1924–2015), violinist and chamber musician *Conrad Frederick Sauer (1866–1927), US pharmacist, founder of C.F. Sauer Company *Craig Sauer (born 1973), US football player *Dirk Sauer (born 1977), German-born musician *Ed Sauer (1919–1988), US baseball player *Eddie Sauer (1898–1980), US football player *Emil von Sauer (1862–1942), German musician and composer *Frank Sauer, Canadian football player *Frederick C. Sauer (1860–1942), German-born US architect *Gene Sauers (born 1962), US golfer *Geoffrey Sauer (born 1968), US educator *George Sauer (1910–1994), US footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Sauer
Albert Sauer (17 August 1898, Misdroy – 3 May 1945, Falkensee) was a German commandant of Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp. Life Sauer, a carpenter by trade, became a member of the NSDAP (Nazi Party) and the SS in 1931. After a period of unemployment, he became a full-time SS employee.Wolfgang Benz, Barbara Distel (ed.). ''Der Ort des Terrors: Geschichte der nationalsozialistischen Konzentrationslager, Flossenbürg, Mauthausen, Ravensbrück'', Vol. 4, Munich 2006 p. 295/ref> A protégé of the Inspector of Concentration Camps Theodor Eicke, Sauer was assigned to the SS guard unit (''Wachtruppe'') of Oranienburg concentration camp in April 1935. From 1 April 1936, he was commandant of Bad Sulza concentration camp. Between 1 August 1937 and mid-1938, Sauer was second ''Schutzhaftlagerführer'' in Sachsenhausen concentration camp and thus belonged to '' "Wachtruppe Brandenburg"''. In the period between 1 August 1938 and 1 April 1939, he officially acted as commandant of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
