Oscar Hans

Who is Oscar Hans?

Oscar Hans was a German executioner, leader of an SS Sonderkommando during the occupation of Norway. He was born in Wollmaringen, German Empire. He led the execution of more than 300 persons during the war years. His first job was the executions of Viggo Hansteen and Rolf Wickstrøm in September 1941, following the court-martial after the so-called milk strike in Oslo. After the war he was initially sentenced to death, but his appeal was more successful. The Supreme Court of Norway judged that he could not have known he was acting in violation of certain treaties. The Supreme Court also expelled from Norway, and later he was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by a British court, for execution of six British citizens.