Ulla Erna Frieda Jürß (born 2 August 1923) was a female

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and a

concentration camp Internment is the imprisonment of people, commonly in large groups, without charges or intent to file charges. The term is especially used for the confinement "of enemy citizens in wartime or of terrorism suspects". Thus, while it can simply ...

guard. It is unclear in her file when Jürß became a camp guard (estimated between 1942 and 1944). Jürß was born in Rabenhorst, Germany. She went to Ravensbrück concentration camp where she was trained as an '' Aufseherin'' and served in several capacities. She was later promoted to the rank of ''Blockführerin'', and had over 600 women under her control. She was reportedly a brutal block overseer in the camp. In October 1944 she was relieved from duty and went back home. She was not tracked down until 1966, and until then, lived quietly in

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. That year a court brought charges against her for war crimes. An East German court found her guilty and sentenced her to life imprisonment. Jürß was released in May 1991. After her release, she filed a petition for rehabilitation and compensation for the time she spent in prison. The petition was denied. It is not known whether Jürß is still alive.

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1923 births Female guards in Nazi concentration camps People from Poznań County Possibly living people Ravensbrück concentration camp personnel {{nazi-stub